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  1. wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amahnoun

    a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

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  1. wetnurse

    A wet nurse is a woman who breastfeeds and cares for another's child, especially a woman who does this professionally, usually because the mother is unable or chooses not to nurse herself.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wetnurse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wetnurse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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