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wet nurse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. A woman hired to suckle and care for another woman's child.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wet nurses Number=Plur lexicographic
wet-nurse alternative lexicographic
wetnurse alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

dry nurse

Translations (125)

hu (szoptatós) dajka (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · tr sütanne (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · pl niańka (someone who treats someone else with excessive care) · el τροφός (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · km មេដោះ (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ar دَايَة (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · es consentidor (someone who treats someone else with excessive care) · es nodriza (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · la nūtrix (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · mnw မိဂမဴတှ် (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · vo sügan (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · nl zoogster (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · eo nutristino (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · grc τροφός (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · es ama de leche (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · de Säugamme (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · bg до́йка (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · su ᮞᮥᮞ᮪ᮒᮨᮁ ᮘᮞᮩᮂ (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · nl minnemoeder (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ca nodrissa (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ro doică (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ar ظِئْر (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · bg кърма́чка (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · hy ստնտու (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · cmn 奶媽 /奶妈 (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · vi nhũ mẫu (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ru ня́нька (someone who treats someone else with excessive care) · uk ма́мка (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ga bean altrama (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ab аӡӡе́и (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · fa-ira دایِه (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · es aña (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · fr nourrice (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · kmr dayan (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · grc τιθήνη (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · yi זייגערין (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · bo ནུ་སྦྱིན་མ་ཚབ (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · tl mamay (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · pi dhātī (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sk dojka (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ga bean oiliúna (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ru ма́мка (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ur دائِی (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · cmn 乳母 (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sh до̀јӣља (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sk kojná (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · uk годува́льниця (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · gd muime-chìche (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · afb داية (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · gl ama de leite (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · hy ծծմայր (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · scn nurrizza (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · lv zīdītāja (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sl dojílja (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · tg доя (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · vo miligamot (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · liv äm (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sa धात्री (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ga banaltra chíche (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ckb دایەن (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sv amma (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · km ធាត្រី (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · mk доилка (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sq mendeshë (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sh dòjīlja (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · he מֵינֶקֶת (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · nl zoogmoeder (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ca dida (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · mk дојница (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · be кармі́целька (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · es ama de cría (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · nl voedster (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · srn mena (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · cu баба (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · enm norice (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · tl sisiwa (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ms ibu susuan (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · th แม่นม (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sdc tadàia (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · de Amme (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · es chichigua (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · nl minne (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · es criandera (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · es consentidora (someone who treats someone else with excessive care) · la altrix (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · pt ama de leite (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · vo jisügan (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · da amme (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · vi vú nuôi (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · kmr dayîn (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · uz enaga (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · vo miligafat (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · uga 𐎎𐎌𐎐𐎖𐎚 (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sc tatàya (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · uk годівни́ця (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · hi दाई (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · fi imettäjä (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · et amm (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · hac دایانە (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · scn mammana (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ja 乳母 (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · nb amme (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · sc dida (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · nl min (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ta தாய்ச்சி (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · vo hisügan (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · gl ama (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · el παραμάνα (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · cs kojná (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ur دایَہ (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ckb دایان (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ka ძიძა (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · hi धाय (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · pl mamka (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · hi धाय माँ (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · fo bróstmóðir (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · es pasiega (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · is brjóstmóðir (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · it balia (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ca dida seca (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · mnw ၝဲဂမဴ (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · egy mn:n-a:t*D27 (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · yi אַם (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ko 유모 (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) · ru корми́лица (woman hired to suckle another woman's child)

wet nurse en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To act as a wet nurse (in either sense).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wetnurse alternative lexicographic
wet-nurse alternative lexicographic
wet nursing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wet nursed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wet nursed Tense=Past lexicographic
wet nurses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic