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wet-nurse

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"The first instance in English of nurse occurred in the early thirteenth century as the Anglo-Norman nurice, derived from the fifth-century post-Classical Latin nutrice, a wet-nurse.

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Quick take

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wet-nurse gathered in one view.

noun

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

verb

give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wet-nurse.

noun

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

See also: wetnurse, amah

verb

give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

See also: breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, lactate

Example sentences

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"The first instance in English of nurse occurred in the early thirteenth century as the Anglo-Norman nurice, derived from the fifth-century post-Classical Latin nutrice, a wet-nurse.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use wet-nurse in a sentence?

"The first instance in English of nurse occurred in the early thirteenth century as the Anglo-Norman nurice, derived from the fifth-century post-Classical Latin nutrice, a wet-nurse.

What does wet-nurse mean?

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

What part of speech is wet-nurse?

wet-nurse is commonly used as noun, verb.