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nursemaid vs wetnurse

wetnurse vs nursemaid

nursemaid and wetnurse both are nouns.

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

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