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/wɛt nərs/ Listen

noun

Wet nurse n. A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... got tired of acting as wet nurse to Abner and wanted to dispose of him some way; but Mrs. Ryan absolutely refused; she said Tommie had given her that horse "to keep" and she ...

— Continuous Vaudeville • Will M. Cressy