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WET-NURSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

Synonyms:

amah; wet-nurse; wet nurse; wetnurse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wet-nurse" is a kind of...):

nanny; nurse; nursemaid (a woman who is the custodian of children)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give suck to

Example:

You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

Synonyms:

breastfeed; give suck; lactate; nurse; suck; suckle; wet-nurse

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "wet-nurse" is one way to...):

feed; give (give food to)

Verb group:

suck (draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

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