wet nurse

/wɛt nərs/
/wɛt nəs/
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Other forms: wet nurses

Definitions of wet nurse
  1. noun
    a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
    synonyms: amah, wet-nurse, wetnurse
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    type of:
    nanny, nurse, nursemaid
    a person who is the custodian of children
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