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wet-nurse

wet-nurse is the alternative spelling of wet nurse.

Meaning of wet nurse

Noun

wet nurse (plural wet nurses)

  1. A woman hired to suckle and care for another woman's child.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.

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Forms of wet-nurse

pluralwet-nurses

Questions about wet-nurse

What is wet-nurse the alternative spelling of?
Wet-nurse is the alternative spelling of wet nurse.

Words near wet-nurse in the dictionary

  1. wet-mop
  2. wet-mopped
  3. wet-mopping
  4. wet-mops
  5. wet-noodle
  6. wet-nurse
  7. wet-nurses
  8. wet-on-wet
  9. wet-rot
  10. wet-sand
  11. wet-sanded

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