dry nurse

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noun

a nurse who takes care of but does not breast-feed another's infant.Compare wet nurse.

Informal. a person who tutors and guides an inexperienced person at work.

Origin of dry nurse

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby dry nurse

dry martini, dry measure, dry milk, dry mop, dry mounting, dry nurse, dry offset, dryomorph, dryopithecine, Dryopithecus, dryout

Definition for dry nurse (2 of 2)

dry-nurse

[ drahy-nurs ]

/ ˈdraɪˌnɜrs /

verb (used with object), dry-nursed, dry-nurs·ing.

to act as a dry nurse to.

Origin of dry-nurse

First recorded in 1575–85

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Example sentences from the Web for dry nurse

And now it had been of little use to take a dry-nurse in her place, for Andree did not cease shrieking from morning till night.
Fruitfulness|Emile Zola
Keep the nurse here as dry-nurse so that she may not carry the infection elsewhere.
Three Plays by Brieux|Eugne Brieux
To prune feeble plants and shrubs is like acting the part of dry-nurse to a sickly orphan.
Summer in a Garden, and Calvin, A Study Of Character|Charles Dudley Warner
The gaunt weaver was dry-nurse at Cauldstaneslap, and the bairns loved him dearly.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

If the traders require a dry-nurse system, let them formulate one in place of the one sketched above.
West African studies|Mary Henrietta Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for dry nurse

dry nurse

noun

a nurse who cares for a child without suckling itCompare wet nurse

verb dry-nurse

to care for (a baby or young child) without suckling

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Medical definitions for dry nurse

dry nurse

n.

A nurse employed to care for but not breast-feed an infant.

单词	dry nurse
释义	dry nurse SEE SYNONYMS FOR dry nurse ON THESAURUS.COM noun a nurse who takes care of but does not breast-feed another's infant.Compare wet nurse. Informal. a person who tutors and guides an inexperienced person at work. Origin of dry nurse First recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby dry nurse dry martini, dry measure, dry milk, dry mop, dry mounting, dry nurse, dry offset, dryomorph, dryopithecine, Dryopithecus, dryout Definition for dry nurse (2 of 2) dry-nurse [ drahy-nurs ] / ˈdraɪˌnɜrs / verb (used with object), dry-nursed, dry-nurs·ing. to act as a dry nurse to. Origin of dry-nurse First recorded in 1575–85 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dry nurse And now it had been of little use to take a dry-nurse in her place, for Andree did not cease shrieking from morning till night. Fruitfulness\|Emile Zola Keep the nurse here as dry-nurse so that she may not carry the infection elsewhere. Three Plays by Brieux\|Eugne Brieux To prune feeble plants and shrubs is like acting the part of dry-nurse to a sickly orphan. Summer in a Garden, and Calvin, A Study Of Character\|Charles Dudley Warner The gaunt weaver was dry-nurse at Cauldstaneslap, and the bairns loved him dearly. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson If the traders require a dry-nurse system, let them formulate one in place of the one sketched above. West African studies\|Mary Henrietta Kingsley British Dictionary definitions for dry nurse dry nurse noun a nurse who cares for a child without suckling itCompare wet nurse verb dry-nurse to care for (a baby or young child) without suckling Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dry nurse feed, nourish, cradle, nurture, suckle, suck, wet-nurse, lactate, dry-nurse, bottle-feed, breast-feed Medical definitions for dry nurse dry nurse n. A nurse employed to care for but not breast-feed an infant. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dry nurse

noun

Origin of dry nurse

Words nearby dry nurse

Definition for dry nurse (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), dry-nursed, dry-nurs·ing.

Origin of dry-nurse

Example sentences from the Web for dry nurse

British Dictionary definitions for dry nurse

noun

verb dry-nurse

Words related to dry nurse

Medical definitions for dry nurse

n.