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Webster 1913 Edition
dry-nurse
Dry′nurseˊ
,dry′-nurseˊ
Verb.
T.
To feed, attend, and bring up without breastfeeding it.
Hudibras.
Definition 2024
dry-nurse
dry-nurse
English
Noun
dry-nurse (plural dry-nurses)
- A nurse who takes care of a baby, but does not breastfeed
- The family found a dry-nurse to take care of the infant.