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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈwɛt ˌnɝs/ · UK /ˈwet ˌnɜːs/
wet nurse means: A woman who feeds another woman’s baby with milk from her own breasts.
noun
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.
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.
verb
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.
Questions about wet nurse
What does wet nurse mean?
A woman who feeds another woman’s baby with milk from her own breasts.
What is wet nurse in other languages?
Türkçe: sütanne · Español: nodriza · Français: nourrice · Deutsch: Amme · Italiano: balia · 日本語: 乳母
How do you pronounce wet nurse?
In American English /ˈwɛt ˌnɝs/; in British English /ˈwet ˌnɜːs/.
How do you use wet nurse in a sentence?
They hired a wet nurse for the baby. The wet nurse fed the child during the night.
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