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1 Wet nurse
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wet nurse
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2 wet-nurse
noun (a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby.) τροφός -
3 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) υγρός, βρεγμένος2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) βροχερός2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.)3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) υγρασία2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) βροχή•- wetness- wet blanket
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4 Nurse
v. trans.Suckle: P. τιτθεύειν, θηλάζειν (or mid.); see Suckle.Bring up, rear: P. and V. τρέφειν (or mid.), ἐκτρέφειν.Turn over and over in thought: Ar. and V. βουκολεῖν (or mid.).——————subs.Be a nurse, v.: P. τιτθεύειν.Generally: P. and V. τροφός, ὁ, or ἡ, τροφεύς, ὁ, or ἡ.In voc., good nurse: Ar. and V. μαῖα.One who waits on the sick: P. θεραπευτής, ὁ.A slave who attends on boys: P. and V. παιδαγωγός, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Nurse
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5 amah
1) (in Eastern Countries, a native female servant.)2) (a baby's nurse, especially a wet-nurse.)
См. также в других словарях:
Wet nurse — Nurse Nurse (n[^u]rs), n. [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See {Nourish}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wet-nurse — [wet′nʉrs΄] vt. wet nursed, wet nursing 1. to act as wet nurse to 2. to give overly careful attention to … English World dictionary
Wet nurse — A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. {Dry nurse}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wet nurse — wet nurses also wet nurse N COUNT In former times, a wet nurse was a woman who was paid to breast feed another woman s baby … English dictionary
wet-nurse — /wet nerrs /, v.t., wet nursed, wet nursing. 1. to act as a wet nurse to (an infant). 2. to give excessive care or attention to; treat as if helpless: The warden is accused of wet nursing his prisoners. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
wet-nurse — wet ,nurse verb transitive to be a child s wet nurse a. to treat an adult like a child, especially by protecting or helping them too much … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wet-nurse — wet′ nurse v. t. nursed, nurs•ing 1) to act as a wet nurse to (an infant) 2) to give excessive care or attention to • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
wet nurse — n a woman who cares for and suckles young not her own * * * a woman who breast feeds the infant of another … Medical dictionary
wet nurse — n old use a woman paid to give her breast milk to another woman s baby … Dictionary of contemporary English
wet-nurse — v [T] to give someone too much care and attention, as if they were a child … Dictionary of contemporary English
wet-nurse — v [T] to give someone too much care and attention, as if they were a child … Dictionary of contemporary English
