Nurse and Wetnurse

Nurse

Nurse noun - A girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children.

Wetnurse and nurse are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Wetnurse" with "Nurse", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: nursed, nursery, nursing, nurseling

Wetnurse

Wetnurse noun - A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
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Nurse and wetnurse are semantically related. You can use "Nurse" instead the word "Wetnurse" as a noun or a verb.
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Wetnurse and Nurse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nurse/wetnurse
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