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Wetnurse
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Wetnurse
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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
see synonyms of wetnurse 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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