wet nurse

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Instead, they delve into topics as far-ranging as Tahiti, wet nurses, “Don Quixote,” internal combustion engines and the Russian avant-garde.

From New York Times

They are the wet nurses of this young democracy.

From Washington Post

Some slaves, Jones-Rogers could say, were even known to serve as wet nurses, suckling the babes of their white counterparts.

From Los Angeles Times

The alpha female not only didn’t shun the beta’s young — with her own pups mostly weaned, Beira pitched in as wet nurse to the new brood.

From New York Times

Then, wet nurses became domestic servants, living among the wealthy and frequently leaving their own children behind.

From New York Times