Synonyms of wet-nursed

wet-nursed

verb

past tense of wet-nurse

1

as in nursed

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

• nursed
• suckled
• breast-fed
• bottle-fed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weaned

2

as in spoiled

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

• spoiled
• nursed
• indulged
• pleased
• spoilt
• pampered
• cockered
• babied
• satisfied
• catered (to)
• coddled
• mothered
• delighted
• dandled
• mollycoddled
• appeased
• cosseted
• humored
• contented
• obliged
• gratified
• soothed
• gladdened
• placated
• mollified
• pacified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• controlled
• abused
• restrained
• mistreated
• misused
• disciplined
• neglected
• maltreated
• oppressed
• overlooked
• violated
• manhandled
• mishandled
• ill-treated
• injured
• ill-used
• hurt
• outraged
• victimized
• tortured
• slighted
• molested
• harassed
• persecuted
• harmed
• tormented