Dictionary (n.) A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in distinction from a wet nurse, who suckles it.Thesaurus aliment amah ayah breast-feed care for cherish coddle cosset cradle cultivate fatten fatten up feed fondle force-feed foster lactate lavish care on mammy mother nanny nourish nurse nursemaid nurserymaid nurture nutrify pamper sitter spoon-feed stuff suckle sustain wet nurse wet-nurse |