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nursemaid vs wet-nurse

wet-nurse vs nursemaid

nursemaid and wet-nurse both are nouns.

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

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

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