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allonurse

allonurse verb: to suckle the offspring of other females.

Verb

allonurse (third-person singular simple present allonurses, present participle allonursing, simple past and past participle allonursed)

  1. To suckle the offspring of other females

Forms of allonurse

third-person singular presentallonurses
present participleallonursing
past participleallonursed
pastallonursed

Origin of allonurse

From allo- + nurse.

Questions about allonurse

What does allonurse mean?
Allonurse means to suckle the offspring of other females.
What part of speech is allonurse?
Allonurse is a verb.
What is the past tense of allonurse?
The past tense of allonurse is allonursed.

Words near allonurse in the dictionary

  1. allonges
  2. allonging
  3. allonic acid
  4. allonomous
  5. allonormativity
  6. allonurse
  7. allonursed
  8. allonursing
  9. allonym
  10. allonymies
  11. allonymous

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