wet nursing

A form of wet nurse — A woman hired to suckle and care for another woman's child.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wet nurse
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wet nursing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20nursing

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“wet nursing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20nursing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wet nursing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20nursing.

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