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Definition of Wet nurse
1. Noun. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
Definition of Wet nurse
1. Noun. A woman hired to suckle another woman's child. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively by extension) Someone who treats someone else with excessive care. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To act as a wet nurse (in either sense.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Wet nurse
1. A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)