Dry-nurse (Verb)
Meaning
Take care of an infant without breastfeeding it.
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The grandmother dry-nursed the young infant after the mother's untimely demise.
- Her loving care allowed the baby to thrive even when she couldn't provide milk.
- As a dry nurse, she made sure to provide the baby's every need, rocking it gently to sleep.
- With kindness and devotion, she dry-nursed her niece, using formula to make sure the baby was well-fed.
- After the loss of the mother, the grandmother stepped in to lovingly dry-nurse her young granddaughter.