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wetnurse vs wet-nurse

wet-nurse vs wetnurse

wetnurse and wet-nurse both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wetnurse Yes No No No
wet-nurse Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wetnurse and wet-nurse are synonyms defined as:
  • wetnurse and wet-nurse: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
Other synonyms of wetnurse include amah, wet nurse.
wetnurse (noun) wet-nurse (noun)
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
wetnurse (verb) wet-nurse (verb)
give suck to
Difference between wetnurse and wet-nurse

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