Definition of Wet-nurse

1. Noun. A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.

Exact synonyms: Amah, Wet Nurse, Wetnurse
Generic synonyms: Nanny, Nurse, Nursemaid

2. Verb. Give suck to. "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
Exact synonyms: Breastfeed, Give Suck, Lactate, Nurse, Suck, Suckle
Related verbs: Suck
Generic synonyms: Feed, Give
Antonyms: Bottlefeed
Derivative terms: Lactation, Lactation, Lactation, Nurse, Nursery, Nursing, Suck, Sucker

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wet-nurse

West Pakistan
West Palm Beach
West Point
West Saxon
west side
west southwest
West Sussex
West Tocharian
West Virginia
West Virginian
west wind
West Yorkshire
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wet
wet-bulb thermometer
wet-nurse (current term)
weta
wetas
wetback
wetbacks
wetbird
wether
wethers
wetland
wetlands
wetlands
wetland hydrology
wetland indicator status
wetly
wetness

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