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nanny vs wet-nurse

wet-nurse vs nanny

nanny and wet-nurse both are nouns.

nanny is not a verb while wet-nurse is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nanny Yes No No No
wet-nurse Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wet-nurse is a hyponym of nanny; that is, wet-nurse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nanny:
  • nanny: a woman who is the custodian of children
  • wet-nurse: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
Other hyponyms of nanny include dry nurse, mammy, amah, wet nurse, wetnurse.
nanny (noun) wet-nurse (noun)
female goat a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
a woman who is the custodian of children
nanny (verb) wet-nurse (verb)
give suck to
Difference between nanny and wet-nurse

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