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as in nurses
to give milk to from the breast
wet-nursed the woman's baby until she was well enough to do it herself
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as in spoils
to treat with great or excessive care
recent college grads quickly learn that employers won't wet-nurse them the way that their teachers did
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After Robin is gravely injured, he is taken in by the sage prioress Brigid (Jodie Comer), who nurses him back to health at an island convent.
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Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.
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Nothing spoils a good night's sleep quite like a hot, stuffy house.
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Even worse, some streams lag so far behind live that a text from a friend or app notification spoils a game-changing goal.
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Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow.
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Hummers are the smallest and lightest of birds, some weighing no more than a coin, some babies the size of a bean.
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Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy.
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Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family.
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“Wet-nurses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wet-nurses. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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