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wet-nurse vs wean

wean vs wet-nurse

wet-nurse is a noun but wean is not a noun.

wet-nurse and wean both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wet-nurse Yes No Yes No
wean No No Yes No
wet-nurse (noun) wean (noun)
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
wet-nurse (verb) wean (verb)
give suck to gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
detach the affections of
Difference between wet-nurse and wean

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