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Synonyms for wet-nurse in English

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wet-nurse:
- wet-nurse; nurse; wet nurse; wetnurse; amah
- suck; nurse; suckle; wet-nurse; breastfeed; give suck; lactate

English

Detailed Synonyms for wet-nurse in English

wet-nurse:

wet-nurse [the ~] noun

the wet-nurse
the wet-nurse; the nurse
- wet-nurse [the ~] noun
- nurse [the ~] noun
the wet-nurse

– a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else ¹
the wet-nurse; the wet nurse; the wetnurse; the amah
– a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else ¹
- wet-nurse [the ~] noun
- wet nurse [the ~] noun
- wetnurse [the ~] noun
- amah [the ~] noun

wet-nurse verb

wet-nurse

– give suck to ¹
to suck; to nurse; to suckle; wet-nurse; to breastfeed; give suck; lactate
– give suck to ¹
- suck verb (sucks, sucked, sucking)
- nurse verb (nurses, nursed, nursing)
  - The wetnurse suckled the infant¹
  - You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places¹
- suckle verb (suckles, suckled, suckling)
  - The wetnurse suckled the infant¹
- wet-nurse verb
- breastfeed verb (breastfeeds, breastfeeded, breastfeeding)
- give suck verb
- lactate verb

Alternate Synonyms for "wet-nurse":

wet nurse; wetnurse; amah; nanny; nursemaid; nurse
breastfeed; bottle-feed; suckle; suck; nurse; lactate; give suck; feed; give

Antonyms for "wet-nurse":

bottlefeed

Related Definitions for "wet-nurse":

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else¹
give suck to¹

Related Synonyms for wet-nurse

nurse
wet

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