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wet nurse

wet nurse A wet nurse is a woman who breastfeeds and nourishes an infant who is not her own.

A wet nurse is a woman who breastfeeds and nourishes an infant who is not her own. In this historical passage, the term is used as an alternative source of feeding for a child when the mother is not considered fit to suckle it.