Where does “drynurse” come from?
drynurse (English) comes from English nurse, from Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō — to swim; to float.
drynurse (English): To feed, attend, and bring up without suckling
Definitions
- To feed, attend, and bring up without suckling
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