dry nurse

¹

noun

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

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

dry-nurse

²

[drahy-nurs]

verb (used with object)

dry-nursed, dry-nursing 

1. to act as a dry nurse to.

dry nurse

noun

1. a nurse who cares for a child without suckling it Compare wet nurse

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry nurse¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Origin of dry nurse²

First recorded in 1575–85

Related Words

• cradle 
• feed 
• nourish