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单词 wet nurse
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈwet ˌnurse, n. [countable]
  1. a woman hired to feed another's infant with her breast milk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wet nurse′, 
  1. a woman hired to suckle another's infant.
  • 1610–20

wet-nurse  (wetnûrs′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nursed, -nurs•ing. 
  1. to act as a wet nurse to (an infant).
  2. to give excessive care or attention to;
    treat as if helpless:The warden is accused of wet-nursing his prisoners.
  • 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wet nurse n
  1. a woman hired to suckle the child of another
vb wet-nurse (transitive)
  1. to act as a wet nurse to (a child)
  2. informal to attend with great devotion
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