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    wet nurse

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈwet nurse noun [countable]  old useSSWMB a woman paid to give her breast milk to another woman’s baby 奶妈，乳母
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    wet nurse• I remember the names of the two servants were Abatahun and Astakakalij, the wet nurse.    ˈwet-nurse verb [transitive]  LOOK AFTER somebodyto give someone too much care and attention, as if they were a child 溺爱〔某人〕→ See Verb table
    ˈwet nurse nounˈwet-nurse verbChineseSyllable
    give a to breast Corpus to milk paid her woman


    wet nurse
    ˈwet nurse noun [countable]
    old use a woman paid to give her breast milk to another woman’s baby


    wet nurseBrE /ˈwet nɜːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwet nɜːrs/ 🔊 noun(usually in the past) a woman employed to feed another woman's baby with her own breast milk （通常指旧时的）奶妈，乳母