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Meanings of
wetnurse
in inglés
portugués
ama-de-leite
catalán
nodrissa
español
aya
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A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
amah
wet nurse
español
aya
Sinónimos
Examples for "
amah
"
amah
wet nurse
Examples for "
amah
"
1
We were alone in the house, except for the
amah
and Angus.
2
Their voices and the answers of the serving
amah
filled the kitchen with noise.
3
The
amah
is yours to hire-orfire if you wish.
4
It was all worth it for moments like this with my family, my sister, my
amah
.
5
The
amah
's
voice laughed with an equal gaiety.
1
You must come with me at once and choose a
wet
nurse
.
2
I left her at the
wet
nurse
's
breast and she is feeding.'
3
He said it was demeaning, and I should find a
wet
nurse
.
4
He takes to the
wet
nurse
's
milk and she suckles him constantly.
5
We will need to find another
wet
nurse
for his milk brother.
Usage of
wetnurse
in inglés
1
This was Nari, a widowed kinswoman of Iya's, chosen to be the child's
wetnurse
.
2
But I am also beginning to feel drawn to him, as I am growing more and more tired of acting as
wetnurse
.
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Frequent collocations
act as wetnurse
Translations for
wetnurse
portugués
ama-de-leite
catalán
nodrissa
dida
español
aya
Wetnurse
through the time