Meaning of WET NURSE
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- [n] a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
- [v] give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
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| | Synonyms: | | amah, breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle |
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| | Antonyms: | | bottlefeed | | |
| | See Also: | | feed, give, nanny, nurse, nursemaid | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wet" nurse`\
A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another
woman. Cf. {Dry nurse}.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a wet nurse in your dream, foretells that you will be widowed.
Dreaming that you are a wet nurse means dependence on your own labors. |
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