Sekirov Dictionary

dry nurse

noun2

  1. (historical) A nurse who takes care of a baby, but does not breastfeed.
  2. (slang, no longer used) An inferior officer who carries on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.

verb2

  1. To feed, attend, and bring up without suckling.
  2. (slang, no longer used) Of an inferior officer: to carry on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.
forms

dry nursed · dry nursing · drynursing · dry nurses · dry-nurses

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