Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drynurse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drynurse
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of dry nurse.

Example Sentences

"As Romulus a wolf did rear, So he was dry-nursed by a bear, That fed him with the purchased prey Of many a fierce and bloody fray."

Inflected Forms

drynurses (present, singular) drynursing (participle, present) drynursed (participle, past) drynursed (past)

Questions

What does drynurse mean?: Alternative form of dry nurse.

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