wet nurse

balia

Donna che allatta con il proprio latte il bambino di un’altra donna.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: a wet nurse, hire a wet nurse

balia

Persona che aiuta e protegge qualcuno più del necessario.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: babysitter

Espressioni comuni: a wet nurse, your wet nurse

allattare, coccolare eccessivamente

Allattare il bambino di un’altra donna oppure dare a qualcuno cure e aiuto eccessivi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: wet nurse someone (She was hired to wet nurse the infant.)

Sinonimi: breastfeed, coddle

Espressioni comuni: wet nurse babies, wet nurse someone