wetnurse

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wetnurse

A wetnurse gently feeds an infant in a quiet nursery.

Definition

Noun: A woman employed to breastfeed and care for another woman's infant.

Usage

The term "wet nurse" refers specifically to the historical and professional role of a lactating woman who feeds a baby not her own. It is a compound noun, but the single word "wetnurse" is also used.

Examples
  • In the 19th century, affluent families often employed a wetnurse for their newborn.
  • The mother was unable to produce milk, so they hired a wetnurse.
Advanced Usage
  • The role of a wetnurse was common before the widespread availability of safe infant formula.
  • The practice of wet-nursing has a complex social and economic history.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wet nurse (n): The more common two-word form with the same meaning.
  • Wet-nurse (v, informal): To give excessive care or indulgence to someone.
  • Dry nurse (n, historical): A nurse who cared for an infant but did not breastfeed it.
Synonyms
  • Nurse (in the historical/archaic sense of a breastfeeding caretaker).
  • Lactatrix (a rare, formal term for a wet nurse).
Antonyms
  • Biological mother (in the specific context of breastfeeding).
  • Formula feeding (the alternative method of infant nutrition).
wetnurse

A wetnurse gently feeds an infant in a quiet nursery.

Noun
  1. a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

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