as in nurse
a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children
after years of being a dry nurse to other women's children, she longed to have a child of her own
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Noun
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This is the first time in history that nurses and advanced practitioners are negotiating a first contract with UPMC.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026 -
In April 2007, the former nurse was convicted of first-degree murder as well as possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose or perjury, Attorney General Stuart Rabner announced.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fran Fine is an irreplaceable beauty icon, what with her voluminous, backcombed bouffants, headbands, and lipstick, and Kardashian absolutely channeled the titular nanny for her recent visit to sister Khloé's podcast Khloé in Wonderland.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
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Other figures named in the witness statement included former royal equerry Mark Dyer, Harry’s former private secretary Helen Asprey, and Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who served as a nanny to William and Harry during their childhood.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Dry nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurse. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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