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wet-nurse

/ wet-nurse /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
Type of:
nanny nursemaid nurse
verb Sense 2
give suck to
"The wetnurse suckled the infant"
"You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
Opposites:
bottlefeed
Type of:
feed give
Derived:
lactation suckling nanny nursemaid nurse
Verb group:
suck
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

nanny nursemaid nurse feed give bottlefeed