/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of wet nurse Find synonyms for: Noun1. wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah, nanny, nursemaid, nurseusage: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone elseVerb1. breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck, feed, giveusage: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: longevity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language