wet nurse
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wet nurse

1. A woman who suckles another woman's child.

2. One who treats another with excessive care or solicitude.

wet nurse

a woman hired to suckle the child of another

vb wet-nurse (tr)

1. to act as a wet nurse to (a child)

2. Informal to attend with great devotion

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Noun

wet nurse - a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

amah, wet-nurse, wetnurse

nanny, nursemaid, nurse - a woman who is the custodian of children

Translations

wet nurse n → balia

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