Englishwet nursenounMeaningA woman hired to suckle another woman's child.(by extension) Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.To act as a wet nurse (in either sense.)Related wordsamah(English)wet-nurse(English)wetnurse(English)nurse(English)breastfeeder(English)dry-nurse(English)nursling(English)nanny(English)SourcesDictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data