Australian English Meaning of wet-nursing

breastfeeding

Other Australian English words related to breastfeeding

Definitions and Meaning of wet-nursing in English

wet-nursing

to give constant and often excessive care to, a woman who cares for and breastfeeds children not her own, a woman who cares for and breastfeeds young not her own, to care for and breastfeed (another woman's baby)

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breastfeeding

to give constant and often excessive care to, a woman who cares for and breastfeeds children not her own, a woman who cares for and breastfeeds young not her ow

Nursing,breastfeeding,suckling,bottle-feeding

weaning

wet-nursed => Wet nurse, wet down => wet down, wet blankets => Wet blankets, wet behind the ears => wet behind the ears, went up in flames => went up in flames,