wet nurse
Example Sentences
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One is Ina, a blind and aged wet nurse who lived in a cave for decades.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022
Her aunt was the soprano Valentina Bartolomasi, and young Mirella had the same wet nurse as Modena’s most famous singer, who was born 7 1/2 months later, Luciano Pavarotti.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2020
The jumps — from a private D.C. golf club to the bed of Sophia Loren’s wet nurse to a performance of the all-bear Moscow State Circus — recall the quick cuts of Renata Adler's “Speedboat.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2018
A wet nurse is feeding the baby, Henri Valpincon, alongside the mother, while the family dog looks on.
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2018
Olanna hushed her and bathed her in a small basin and glanced at the clock and worried that the wet nurse, a large woman that Ugwu’s aunty had found, would be late.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
