wet nurse

a woman hired to suckle another's child

transitive verb wet-nursed, wet-nursing

  1. to act as wet nurse to
  2. to give overly careful attention to

See wet nurse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A woman who suckles another woman's child.
  2. One who treats another with excessive care or solicitude.

transitive verb wet-nursed wet-nursed, wet-nurs·ing, wet-nurs·es
  1. To serve as wet nurse for.
  2. To treat with excessive care.

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