Meanings
verbwetnurse (third-person singular simple present wetnurses, present participle wetnursing, simple past and past participle wetnursed)
present singular third person wetnurses · participle present wetnursing · participle past wetnursed · past wetnursed
- alternativeAlternative spelling of wet nurse.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
wetnurse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wetnurse
MLA
“wetnurse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wetnurse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wetnurse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wetnurse.
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