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wet nursing

wet nursing is the present participle and gerund of wet nurse.

Meaning of wet nurse

Verb

wet nurse (third-person singular simple present wet nurses, present participle wet nursing, simple past and past participle wet nursed)

  1. (transitive) To act as a wet nurse (in either sense).

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Questions about wet nursing

What is wet nursing the present participle and gerund of?
Wet nursing is the present participle and gerund of wet nurse.

Words near wet nursing in the dictionary

  1. wet noodle
  2. wet noodles
  3. wet nurse
  4. wet nursed
  5. wet nurses
  6. wet nursing
  7. wet one's beak
  8. wet one's clay
  9. wet one's pants
  10. wet one's whistle
  11. wet oneself

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