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wet-nurse

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Verb

give suck to
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

Noun

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

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Synonyms:
breastfeed suckle suck nurse lactate give suck wet nurse wetnurse amah

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "wet-nurse":
wet-nurse wet nurse wetnurse
Words contain "wet-nurse" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
nurse's aide nurse-patient relation foster-nurse nurse-midwife nurse wet-nurse licensed practical nurse practical nurse nurse practitioner nurse clinician more...

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