"dry nurse" meaning in English

See dry nurse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dry nurses [plural]
Etymology: To distinguish from a wet nurse, who suckles a baby. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry nurse (plural dry nurses)
  1. (chiefly historical) A nurse who takes care of a baby, but does not breastfeed. Tags: historical Translations (a nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand): banaltra [feminine] (Irish), cailín páistí [masculine] (Irish), ama-seca [feminine] (Portuguese), muime-altram [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), pestunja [feminine] (Slovene), ama seca [feminine] (Spanish), ama de brazos [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dry_nurse-en-noun-JI47Y~65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 9 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 28 5 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 37 7 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 37 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 28 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 24 11 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 32 27 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 32 28 8 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 30 7 27 Disambiguation of 'a nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand': 65 35
  2. (nautical, slang, archaic) An inferior officer who carries on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship. Tags: archaic, slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-dry_nurse-en-noun-ug6aKFi2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 9 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 37 7 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 37 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 28 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 24 11 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 32 27 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 32 28 8 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 30 7 27 Topics: nautical, transport

Verb

Forms: dry nurses [present, singular, third-person], dry nursing [participle, present], dry nursed [participle, past], dry nursed [past]
Etymology: To distinguish from a wet nurse, who suckles a baby. Head templates: {{en-verb}} dry nurse (third-person singular simple present dry nurses, present participle dry nursing, simple past and past participle dry nursed)
  1. To feed, attend, and bring up without suckling.
    Sense id: en-dry_nurse-en-verb-l2cXrD2j Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 24 11 33
  2. (nautical, slang, archaic) Of an inferior officer: to carry on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship. Tags: archaic, slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-dry_nurse-en-verb-i34pyxhK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 9 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 37 7 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 37 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 28 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 24 11 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 32 27 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 32 28 8 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 30 7 27 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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