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Wetnurse

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Noun

1. amah, wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

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Wetnurse

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noun
1. 
a woman hired to suckle the child of another
verb wet-nurse (transitive)
2. 
to act as a wet nurse to (a child)
3. informal
to attend with great devotion
verb (transitive)
1. 
to act as a wet nurse to (a child)
The chief's son was wet-nursed in the cottage of a humble clanswoman.
2. informal
to attend with great devotion
Once you get there, there is no one to wet-nurse you.

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Wetnurse

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a woman hired to suckle another's child
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈwet-ˌnursed or ˈwet-ˌnursing
1. 
to act as wet nurse to
2. 
to give overly careful attention to

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