Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wet-nurse.
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Examples
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Grysstha had carried the child from the Cave and found a milk-nurse for him from among the captured British women.
Last Sword Of Power Gemmell, David 1988
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I had been her milk-nurse, and I did what I could for her.
The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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As the mother's milk was deficient, a milk-nurse, called O-Sode, was hired for the little one.
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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