1
as in nursing
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 spoiling
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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An orphaned owl at a rescue center in New York has adopted the role of a foster parent, nursing two orphaned baby owlets and giving them parental love.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 June 2026 -
So while Pulisic, who is nursing a calf injury, was missed, he wasn’t needed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Color Changes Foods can darken or brown slightly from exposure to oxygen rather than spoiling.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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Mbappé and his teammates were inefficient to start, with poor touches spoiling attacks in and out of the box.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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In addition to streamlining operations and closing underperforming restaurants, Adamolekun and Red Lobster are engaging with customers and indulging their nostalgia.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Thank you for indulging me on that.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
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“Wet-nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wet-nursing. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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