About The Word Dry-nurse

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Dry-nurse

Dry-nurse Meaning & Definition
Dry-nurse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dry-nurse?

[n] a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
[v] take care of an infant without breastfeeding it

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dry-nurse:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dry-nurse: 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

See Also | care | give care | nanny | nurse | nursemaid

Dry-nurse In Webster's Dictionary

\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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