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Definitions for wetnurse
wet·nurse
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Princeton's WordNet
wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amahnoun
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
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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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wetnurse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wetnurse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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