WET-NURSE

Meaning of WET-NURSE in English

/wet"nerrs'/ , v.t., wet-nursed, wet-nursing .

1. to act as a wet nurse to (an infant).

2. to give excessive care or attention to; treat as if helpless: The warden is accused of wet-nursing his prisoners.

[ 1775-85 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WET-NURSE — nutressa
English interlingue dictionary
WET NURSE — noun Date: 1620 a woman who cares for and suckles children not her own
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WET-NURSE — transitive verb Date: 1784 to act as wet nurse to, to give constant and often excessive care to
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WET-NURSE — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: wet nurse 1. : to care for and suckle as a wet nurse 2. : to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WET NURSE — noun : one that cares for and suckles young not her own
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WET NURSE — () A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse.
Английский словарь Webster
WET NURSE — A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WET NURSE — a woman hired to suckle another's infant. [ 1610-20 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WET NURSE — nurse hired to breast-feed a baby; breast-feed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WET NURSE — Date: 1620 : a woman who cares for and suckles children not her own
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WET-NURSE — Date: 1784 1. : to act as wet nurse to 2. : to give constant and often excessive care to
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WET NURSE — a nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. ·cf. dry nurse.
Webster English vocab
WET-NURSE — Function: transitive verb Date: 1784 1 : to act as wet nurse to 2 : to give constant and often …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WET NURSE — Function: noun Date: 1620 : a woman who cares for and suckles children not her own
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WET NURSE — ■ noun chiefly historical a woman employed to suckle another woman's child. ■ verb ( wet-nurse ) act as a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WET-NURSE — [wet-nurse] vt (1784) 1: to act as wet nurse to 2: to give constant and often excessive care to
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WET NURSE — [wet nurse] n (1620): a woman who cares for and suckles children not her own
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WET NURSE — noun (usually in the past) a woman employed to feed another woman's baby with her own breast milk
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WET-NURSE — ˈwet-nurse BrE AmE verb [transitive] to give someone too much care and attention, as if they were a child
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WET NURSE — ˈwet nurse BrE AmE noun [countable] old use a woman paid to give her breast milk to another woman’s baby
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WET-NURSE — see wet nurse
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WET NURSE — also wet-nurse ( wet nurses) In former times, a wet nurse was a woman who was paid to breast-feed another …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WET NURSE — also wet-nurse (~s) In former times, a ~ was a woman who was paid to breast-feed another woman’s baby. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WET-NURSE — see wet nurse
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WET NURSE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I remember the names of the two servants were Abatahun and Astakakalij, the wet nurse …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WET NURSE — Synonyms and related words : aliment, amah, ayah, breast-feed, care for, cherish, coddle, cosset, cradle, cultivate, dry nurse, dry-nurse, fatten, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WET NURSE — кормилица
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WET-NURSE — сущ. 1) кормилица 2) нянька play wet-nurse Syn : nurse, nanny быть кормилицей (пренебрежительное) нянчиться, цацкаться (с кем-л.) ~ нянька; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WET-NURSE — Нянька
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WET-NURSE — Кормилица
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WET NURSE — Мин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WET NURSE — кормилица
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WET-NURSE — v 1> быть кормилицей 2> пренебр. нянчиться, цацкаться ( с кем-л. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WET-NURSE — кормилица нянька
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WET NURSE — - wet-nurse 1.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WET NURSE — (v) быть кормилицей; нянчиться; цацкаться
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WET-NURSE — v 1) быть кормилицей 2) пренебр. нянчиться, цацкаться ( с кем-л. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WET NURSE — кормилица
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WET NURSE — кормилица
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WET-NURSE — v 1> быть кормилицей 2> пренебр. нянчиться, цацкаться ( с кем-л. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WET NURSE — кормилица, нянька, нянчиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WET NURSE — кормилица, нянька, нянчиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WET-NURSE — 1. сущ. 1) кормилица ( женщина, кормящая грудью чужого ребенка ) 2) нянька - play wet-nurse Syn: nurse I 1., …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WET NURSE — = wet-nurse 1.
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WET-NURSE — 1. сущ. 1) кормилица (женщина, кормящая грудью чужого ребенка) 2) нянька - play wet-nurse Syn: nurse I 1., dry-nurse 1 2. гл. 1) быть кормилицей; вскармливать, выращивать, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WET NURSE — - wet-nurse 1.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WET-NURSE — _n. 1> кормилица 2> нянька - play wet-nurse
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WET-NURSE — n. 1. кормилица 2. нянька - play wet-nurse
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WET-NURSE — кормилица нянька
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WET NURSE — кормилица
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
WET-NURSE — _n. 1> кормилица 2> нянька; to play wet-nurse нянчиться
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WET-NURSE — [n.] кормилица
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
WET-NURSE — n кормилица
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
WET-NURSE — сущ. 1) кормилица 2) нянька play wet-nurse Syn : nurse, nanny быть кормилицей (пренебрежительное) нянчиться, цацкаться (с кем-л.) ~ нянька; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WET NURSE — кормилица
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WET-NURSE — кормилица
Англо-Русский словарь
WET — I. ˈwet, usu -ed.+V verb ( wet or wetted ; wet or wetted ; wetting ; wets ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NURSE — I. ˈnərs, ˈnə̄s, ˈnəis noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English nurse, norse, nurice, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NURSE — (n.) Either one of the nurse sharks.
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( n. ) Either one of the nurse sharks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — /nerrs/ , n. , v. , nursed, nursing . 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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