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Wet nurse
noun
Word Frequency:
0.2
Definitions
1.
noun
A woman hired to suckle another woman's child.
2.
noun
(by extension) Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.
3.
verb
To act as a wet nurse (in either sense.)
Synonyms
amah
wet-nurse
wetnurse
nurse
breastfeeder
dry-nurse
nursling
nanny
nursemaid
nurserymaid
milk-mother
chestfeeder
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