dry nurse
nounEtymology
To distinguish from a wet nurse, who suckles a baby.
Definitions
A nurse who takes care of a baby, but does not breastfeed.
- The family found a dry nurse to take care of the infant.
An inferior officer who carries on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance…
An inferior officer who carries on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.
To feed, attend, and bring up without suckling.
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Of an inferior officer
Of an inferior officer: to carry on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA