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wetnurse

wetnurse 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 wetnurse

Noun
pluralwetnurses
Verb
third-person singular presentwetnurses
present participlewetnursing
past participlewetnursed
pastwetnursed

Questions about wetnurse

What is wetnurse the alternative spelling of?
Wetnurse is the alternative spelling of wet nurse.

Words near wetnurse in the dictionary

  1. wetnaps
  2. wetness
  3. wetness indicator
  4. wetness indicators
  5. wetnesses
  6. wetnurse
  7. wetnursed
  8. wetnurses
  9. wetnursing
  10. wetproof
  11. wetproofed

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