wet-nurse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wet-nurse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wet nurse [Am ˈwɛt nərs, Brit] N

wet nurse

ama f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de cría

wet nurse

ama f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de leche

wet nurse

nodriza f

II.wet-nurse VB trans

wet-nurse child

amamantar

wet-nurse person

mimar

wet-nurse industry

proteger

Translations for wet-nurse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mama N f

1. mama:

mama ANAT

breast

mama ZOOL

mammary gland

2.1. mama inf (madre) → mamá

2.2. mama (nodriza):

mama Chil Peru

wet-nurse

See also mamá

mamá <pl mamás> N f inf

mamá

mom Am inf

mamá

mum Brit inf

mamá (usado por los niños)

mommy Am inf

mamá (usado por los niños)

mummy Brit inf

creerse la mamá de los pollitos Mex

to think one is the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers inf

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nodriza

wet nurse

ama, tb. ama de leche, ama de cría

wet nurse

hijo de leche (hija de leche)

child fed by wet nurse

wet-nurse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wet-nurse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wet-nurse N HISTORY

wet-nurse

nodriza f

II.wet-nurse VB trans

wet-nurse

criar

Translations for wet-nurse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nodriza N f

1. nodriza (ama):

nodriza

wet-nurse

2. nodriza (transporte):

avión nodriza

mother aeroplane Brit

avión nodriza

mother airplane Am

buque nodriza

supply ship

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criandera

wet nurse

ama de cría

wet nurse

madre de leche

wet nurse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One uses her nanny as a wet-nurse.

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My opinion, not confidential, is that it is the damndest, meanest monopoly on the face of the earth--the wet-nurse for all other monopolies.

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It was common, particularly among richer families, to employ a wet-nurse to care for the child.

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With a gift of a bottle of wine and the application of its contents, the landlady is mollified, and she agrees to find care and a wet-nurse for the child.

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Instead, a wet-nurse would be employed from the local village to breastfeed the baby.

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