wet-nurse (redirected from wet-nurses)

wet-nurse (wtnûrs)

tr.v. wet-nursed, wet-nurs·ing, wet-nurs·es

1. To serve as wet nurse for.

2. To treat with excessive care.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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
Verb	1.	wet-nurse - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" breastfeed, give suck, lactate, suckle, nurse, suck suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"