DRY-NURSE


Meaning of DRY-NURSE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: dry nurse

: to act as dry nurse to ; especially : to give unnecessary supervision to

I have gone round the world alone and do not need to be dry-nursed through a tour in Ireland — G.B.Shaw

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.