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How to pronounce wet-nurse in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms amah, wet nurse, wetnurse
Type of nanny, nurse, nursemaid
Type Words
Synonyms breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle
Type of feed, give
Verb group suck

Examples of wet-nurse

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A woman who is engaged to breastfeed another's baby is known as a wet nurse.
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If for any reason the natural mother was unable to breastfeed, a wet nurse was used.
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Obviously for reasons of security, she was laid to rest in the tomb of her wet nurse.
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She is chosen to be Titus's wet nurse, but eventually leaves this position.
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Zheng Jing had an affair with his wet nurse and conceived a child with her.
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The Governor has special affection towards Martina, who was his wet nurse.
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One nurse told bed-ridden Florence, right, that she should wet her bed.
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She thought a change of wet-nurse and over-feeding may not have helped.
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His wet-nurse was a woman called Maia, known from her tomb at Saqqara.
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