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wetnurse

The correct spelling is wetnurse.

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noun

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The correct spelling is wetnurse. A woman hired to suckle another woman's child.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A woman hired to suckle another woman's child.
  2. 2.(by extension) Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.

verb

  1. 1.To act as a wet nurse (in either sense.)

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