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drynursing

drynursing is the present participle and gerund of drynurse.

Noun

drynursing (uncountable)

  1. The practice of attending to and feeding a baby without suckling.
  2. Looking after as though a baby.
    • "You see, it's all up to you and me, for this old Summerlee man will want dry-nursin' from the first."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Words that rhyme with drynursing

Questions about drynursing

What does drynursing mean?
Drynursing means the practice of attending to and feeding a baby without suckling.
What is drynursing the present participle and gerund of?
Drynursing is the present participle and gerund of drynurse.
What part of speech is drynursing?
Drynursing is a noun.

Words near drynursing in the dictionary

  1. dryness
  2. drynesses
  3. drynurse
  4. drynursed
  5. drynurses
  6. drynursing
  7. drynx
  8. drynxes
  9. dryolestid
  10. dryolestidan
  11. dryolestidans

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