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wet-nurses

The word “wet-nurses” has 3 syllables: wet-nurs-es

It's pronounced as /ˈwɛt.nɝs.ɪz/

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In the thesaurus, “wet-nurses” has 27 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

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Synonyms for wet-nurses

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Meanings of wet-nurses

  • noun
    1. A woman hired to suckle another woman's child.
    2. (by extension) Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.

Example Sentences

  • In medieval Europe, wealthy families often hired wet-nurses for their children.
  • Several wet-nurses were employed in the palace to care for the royal infants.
  • The book describes how wet-nurses played an important role in childcare history.
  • Some villages relied on wet-nurses to help mothers who couldn’t produce milk.
  • Historical records mention that wet-nurses were sometimes treated as part of the family.

On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wet-nurses, such as: abuses, appeases, babies, bottle-feeds, breast-feeds, cockers, coddles.

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