wet nurse

nodriza, ama de cría

Mujer que amamanta con su propia leche al bebé de otra mujer.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: a wet nurse, hire a wet nurse

niñera

Persona que ayuda y protege a alguien más de lo necesario.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: babysitter

Expresiones frecuentes: a wet nurse, your wet nurse

amamantar, mimar

Amamantar al bebé de otra mujer o cuidar y ayudar a alguien en exceso.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: wet nurse someone (She was hired to wet nurse the infant.)

Sinónimos: breastfeed, coddle

Expresiones frecuentes: wet nurse babies, wet nurse someone