dry-nurse
1 of 2verb
(ˈ)drī-ˈnərs 
dry-nursed; dry-nursing; dry-nurses
transitive verb
1
: to take care of but not breastfeed (another woman's baby) : to act as a dry nurse to
2
: to give unnecessary supervision to
dry nurse
2 of 2noun
: a woman who takes care of but does not breastfeed another woman's baby
Synonyms
Noun
- babysitter
- nanny
- nannie
- nurse
- nursemaid
- nurser
- sitter
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Example Sentences
Noun after years of being a dry nurse to other women's children, she longed to have a child of her own
Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1598, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
dry nurse
noun
: a woman who takes care of but does not breastfeed another woman's baby