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DRY NURSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dry nurse mean?
• DRY NURSE (noun)
The noun DRY NURSE has 1 sense:
1. a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
Familiarity information: DRY NURSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dry nurse" is a kind of...):
nanny; nurse; nursemaid (a woman who is the custodian of children)
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