• A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in distinction from a wet nurse, who suckles it.
A woman who cares for newborn infants without breast feeding them, as opposed to a wet nurse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Dry' nurse` A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in distinction from a wet nurse , who suckles it. 
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a woman who cares for newborn infants without breast-feeding them, as opposed to a wet nurse.
[n] - a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant[v] - take care of an infant without breastfeeding it
noun a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant verb take care of an infant without breastfeeding it
a nurse who takes care of but does not breast-feed another's infant. Cf. wet nurse. · a person who tutors and guides an inexperienced person at work.