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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 infantplay

  Familiarity information: DRY NURSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRY NURSE (noun)


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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