dry nurse
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dry nurse
n.
A nurse employed to care for but not breast-feed an infant.
dry′-nurse′ v.
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dry nurse
n
(Professions) a nurse who cares for a child without suckling it. Compare wet nurse
vb
(Social Welfare) to care for (a baby or young child) without suckling
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dry′ nurse`
n.
a nurse who takes care of but does not breast-feed another's infant. Compare wet nurse.
[1590–1600]
dry′-nurse`, v.t. -nursed, -nurs•ing.
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