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nanny vs wetnurse

wetnurse vs nanny

nanny and wetnurse both are nouns.

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

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