dry-nurse

• Verbe vieilli signifiant servir de nourrice sèche, c'est-à-dire s'occuper d'un enfant sans l'allaiter, ou, au sens figuré, prodiguer des conseils superflus ou importuns ou exercer une surveillance excessive.

An obsolete verb meaning to act as a dry nurse, i.e., to take care of a child without breastfeeding it, or metaphorically, to give unnecessary or meddlesome advice or supervision.

1. Care for an infant without breastfeedingC2formalbritish

   To take care of a baby or young child without providing breast milk, typically by bottle-feeding or other means.

   élever un nourrisson sans allaiter

   • In the 19th century, wealthy families often hired a woman to dry-nurse their infants.
   • She was employed to dry-nurse the newborn while the mother recovered.
   • The practice of dry-nursing was common before modern formula became widely available.

   Synonymesbottlefeed

   Antonymesbreastfeednursesucklewet nurse