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Wet nurse   /wɛt nərs/   Listen
Wet nurse

noun
1.
A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.  Synonyms: amah, wet-nurse, wetnurse.






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"Wet nurse" Quotes from Famous Books



... man has given his son to a wet nurse, that son has died in the hand of the wet nurse, the wet nurse without consent of his father and his mother has procured another child, one shall put her to account, and because, without consent of his father ...
— The Oldest Code of Laws in the World - The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon - B.C. 2285-2242 • Hammurabi, King of Babylon

... had to be taken from her, and it was given in care to a sister of hers in the neighbouring village, who had just lost her youngest born. Perhaps you would imagine she took it out of sisterly charity; but no, she insisted upon my paying her monthly wages as I should have to do any other wet nurse. Besides, I had to do what I could for the poor mother. It was most fortunate for me that on the occasion of my visit to Utrecht I met with Aunt Roselaer, otherwise I could not have afforded the expense the mother has cost under the care of Dr. D. Mrs. Jool, not caring ...
— Major Frank • A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint



Words linked to "Wet nurse" :   nanny, nurse, nursemaid



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