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Noun: dry nurse
  1. A nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
Verb: dry-nurse  'drI`nurs
  1. Take care of an infant without breastfeeding it

Derived forms: dry-nursed, dry nurses, dry-nursing, dry-nurses

Type of: care, give care, nanny, nurse, nursemaid