What does dry nurse mean?
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dry nurse
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Princeton's WordNet
dry nurseverb
a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
dry-nurseverb
take care of an infant without breastfeeding it
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dry nurse
A dry nurse is a professional who cares for or brings up another's child but doesn't provide breast milk, as opposed to a wet nurse who feeds the child from her own breasts. A dry nurse is essentially a nanny or caregiver.
Webster Dictionary
Dry nurse
a nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in distinction from a wet nurse, who suckles it
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dry nurse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dry nurse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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