wet nurse
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wet nurse
noun wet nurses · wet-nurse · wetnurse
- A woman hired to suckle and care for another woman's child.
- Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.
verb wet nurses · wet nursing · wet nursed · wet-nurse · wetnurse
- To act as a wet nurse (in either sense).
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noun woman hired to suckle another woman's child
| Español | nodriza, pasiega, ama de leche, ama de cría, criandera, chichigua |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유모 yumo |
| 日本語 | 乳母 |
| 中文 | 乳母 rǔmǔ, 奶媽 /奶妈 nǎimā |
| हिन्दी | धाय dhāy, दाई dāī, धाय माँ dhāy mā̃ |
| Português | ama de leite |
| Français | nourrice |
| Deutsch | Säugamme, Amme |
| Italiano | balia |
| Ελληνικά | τροφός trofós, παραμάνα paramána |
| Română | doică |
| Русский | корми́лица kormílica, ма́мка mámka |
| Tiếng Việt | vú nuôi, nhũ mẫu |
| العربية | ظِئْر ẓiʔr, دَايَة dāya |
| עברית | מֵינֶקֶת meinéket |
noun someone who treats someone else with excessive care
| Español | consentidor, consentidora |
|---|---|
| Русский | ня́нька njánʹka |
Talk about this word "wet nurse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wet%20nurse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wet nurse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wet%20nurse "wet nurse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wet%20nurse.
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@misc{wet_nurse_2026,
title = {wet nurse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wet%20nurse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
