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Meaning of dry nurse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A nurse who takes care of a baby, but does not breastfeed.
historical
An inferior officer who carries on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.
archaic, slang

Equivalents

Español ama de brazos ama seca

Polski piastunka

Português ama-seca

Examples

“The family found a dry nurse to take care of the infant.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

dry orgasm dry out dry pail dry pailing Dry Plain dry plate