wet-nurse

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Recent Examples of wet-nurse With nowhere else to turn, Karoline takes on the role of a wet-nurse. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024 In von Horn’s pic, set in post WW1 Copenhagen, the focal point is Karoline (Sonne), a young pregnant factory worker, who takes on the job of a wet-nurse for the charismatic Dagmar (Dyrholm) in order to escape poverty. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wet-nurse
Verb
  • Rypien started for the Rams for one game in Green Bay with Stafford nursing a thumb injury in 2023.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Much of the audience is clearly children, the Gen Alpha tweens nursed on Cocomelon and Baby Shark hi-jinks.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite Alfred and Jefferson-Wooden being the clear favorites for gold in the 100-meter dash, there are a few others besides Fraser-Pryce who could spoil the party.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the couple is content to spoil their dog, Bimini, a mini Labradoodle whom Berk first introduced on his Instagram in 2021.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dogs and cats often will suckle on a toy, or even another animal, as a way to re-create those memories of comfort from nursing their mothers.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The best rooms look out over the sea and the rugged peaks of Cavall Bernat—a view shared by the rooftop restaurant, where local meats star in dishes like suckling porc negre and pastry stuffed with guinea fowl in almond sauce.
    Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • So the big question now is, which type of football will baby Gianna grow up to play, if at all?
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Conceivably one or two of them should have already been at Citi Field, but until finally summoning McLean to pitch Saturday, Stearns has been babying them in the minors.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Really, the album is about tiring of mothering men who are great in bed but lack crucial social skills.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • She was born on July 10, 2024, to mother Jona, 26 and father Tony, 25, with two other siblings Pork Stew and Sweet Pork at the zoo in Chonburi, NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, reported.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 July 2025

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