Wet" nurse` (?). A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse.

Wet" nurse` (?). A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse.

• a woman hired to suckle another woman's child
  
• (by extension) someone who treats someone else with excessive care
  
• to act as a wetnurse (in both senses)