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Definition of 'dry nurse'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) dry nurse
a nurse who takes care of but does not breast-feed another's infant.

Etymology: (1590–1600)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) dry nurse
a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant

2. (verb) dry-nurse
take care of an infant without breastfeeding it

Definition of 'dry nurse'

Webster Dictionary

1. dry nurse
a nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in distinction from a wet nurse, who suckles it

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