Synonyms of wet nurse
Noun
- 1. wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah, nanny, nursemaid, nurse
- usage: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
Verb
- 1. breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck, feed, give
- usage: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
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