wet nurse

Amme

Eine Frau, die das Baby einer anderen Frau mit ihrer eigenen Milch stillt.

In einfachem Englisch: A woman who feeds another woman’s baby with milk from her own breasts.

• They hired a wet nurse for the baby.
• The wet nurse fed the child during the night.
• Before safe baby formula, some families depended on a wet nurse.

Häufige Wendungen: a wet nurse, hire a wet nurse

Kindermädchen

Jemand, der einer anderen Person übermäßig viel Hilfe und Schutz bietet.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who gives another person too much help and protection.

• I am not your wet nurse.
• The manager became a wet nurse to the new staff.
• He wants a partner, not a wet nurse to solve every problem.

Synonyme: babysitter

Häufige Wendungen: a wet nurse, your wet nurse

als Amme stillen, bemuttern

Das Baby einer anderen Frau stillen oder jemanden übermäßig umsorgen und unterstützen.

In einfachem Englisch: To breastfeed another woman’s baby, or give someone too much care and help.

• She wet nursed her sister’s baby.
• A neighbour agreed to wet nurse the newborn.
• The supervisor refused to wet nurse adults who could work independently.

So benutzt man es: wet nurse someone (She was hired to wet nurse the infant.)

Synonyme: breastfeed, coddle

Häufige Wendungen: wet nurse babies, wet nurse someone