dry nurse

dry·nurse

uncommon

noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant

Synonyms

dry nurse

verb

1.

take care of an infant without breastfeeding it

Related words

Broader terms

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Grammar

Verb: transitive

noun
singular	dry-nurse
plural	dry-nurses
verb
infinitive	dry-nurse
3rd person	dry-nurses
past	dry-nursed
present participle	dry-nursing
past participle	dry-nursed

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s somebody

Nearby words

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