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Verb: dry-nurse  'drI,nurs
  1. Take care of an infant without breastfeeding it
    "She dry-nursed the orphaned baby"
Noun: dry nurse
Usage: archaic
  1. A nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
    "The royal family employed a dry nurse to look after the newborn prince"

Derived forms: dry nurses, dry-nurses, dry-nursing, dry-nursed

Type of: care, give care, nanny, nurse, nursemaid [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Dry nurse