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dry nurse

–noun
1. a nurse who takes care of but does not breast-feed another's infant. Compare wet nurse.
2. Informal. a person who tutors and guides an inexperienced person at work.

Origin:
1590–1600

dry-nurse

[drahy-nurs]
–verb (used with object), -nursed, -nurs⋅ing.
to act as a dry nurse to.

Origin:
1575–85
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dry nurse  
n.  A nurse employed to care for but not breast-feed an infant.
dry'-nurse' (drī'nûrs') v.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dry–nurse
Pronunciation: (')drI-'n&rs
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: dry–nursed; dry–nurs·ing
: to act as dry nurse to

Main Entry: dry nurse
Function: noun
: a nurse who takes care of but does not breast-feed another woman's baby
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dry nurse n.
A nurse employed to care for but not breast-feed an infant.

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