dry nurse

Etymology
To distinguish from a wet nurse, who suckles a baby.

Noun

 * 1)  A nurse who takes care of a baby, but does not breastfeed.
 * 2)  An inferior officer who carries on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.
 * 1)  An inferior officer who carries on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.
 * 1)  An inferior officer who carries on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.

Translations

 * Irish: banaltra, cailín páistí
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic: muime-altram
 * Slovene:

Verb

 * 1) To feed, attend, and bring up without suckling.
 * 2)  Of an inferior officer: to carry on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.