Synonyms of wet-nurse

wet-nurse

verb

ˈwet-ˌnərs 

1

as in to nurse

to give milk to from the breast

wet-nursed the woman's baby until she was well enough to do it herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurse
• suckle
• breast-feed
• bottle-feed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wean

2

as in to spoil

to treat with great or excessive care

recent college grads quickly learn that employers won't wet-nurse them the way that their teachers did

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurse
• spoil
• baby
• mother
• indulge
• please
• dandle
• pamper
• coddle
• cosset
• mollycoddle
• satisfy
• appease
• delight
• cocker
• cater (to)
• humor
• content
• gratify
• oblige
• placate
• soothe
• pacify
• gladden
• mollify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• control
• abuse
• mistreat
• discipline
• restrain
• maltreat
• misuse
• ill-treat
• neglect
• oppress
• manhandle
• ill-use
• mishandle
• slight
• outrage
• violate
• overlook
• molest
• torment
• hurt
• harm
• harass
• injure
• torture
• persecute
• victimize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wet-nurse

With nowhere else to turn, Karoline takes on the role of a wet-nurse. —Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024

In von Horn’s pic, set in post WW1 Copenhagen, the focal point is Karoline (Sonne), a young pregnant factory worker, who takes on the job of a wet-nurse for the charismatic Dagmar (Dyrholm) in order to escape poverty. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 May 2024

With nowhere else to turn, Karoline takes on the role of a wet-nurse, and a strong connection forms between the two women. —Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 May 2024

In Von Horn’s pic, set in post WW1 Copenhagen, the focal point is Karoline (Sonne), a young pregnant factory worker, who takes on the job of a wet-nurse for the charismatic Dagmar (Dyrholm) in order to escape poverty. —Annika Pham, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024