What is the meaning of wet-nurse?

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noun

A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
- synonyms: wet nurse, wetnurse, amah

verb

Give suck to.
- usage: "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
- synonyms: breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, lactate, give suck

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