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wet nurse in Arabic

ظِئْر ẓiʔr

wet nurse in Arabic: ظِئْر (ẓiʔr), دَايَة (dāya). In English, wet nurse means a woman hired to suckle and care for another woman's child.

Arabic words for wet nurse

woman hired to suckle another woman's child
ظِئْر ẓiʔr, دَايَة dāya

English meaning of wet nurse

  1. noun A woman hired to suckle and care for another woman's child.
  2. noun Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.
  3. verb To act as a wet nurse (in either sense).

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Questions about wet nurse in Arabic

What is the meaning of wet nurse in Arabic?
Wet nurse in Arabic is ظِئْر (ẓiʔr), دَايَة (dāya).
ما معنى كلمة wet nurse؟
Wet nurse: ظِئْر (ẓiʔr), دَايَة (dāya).
What does wet nurse mean in English?
Wet nurse means a woman hired to suckle and care for another woman's child.

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