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dry nurse

noun

Definition of dry nursenext
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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  1. nurse
  2. nanny
Noun
  • One day in 1997, in walked Debbie, a travel nurse from London, England, working in Little Rock.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • To understand the effect of insurance coverage, consider Michele Metz, a 34-year-old nurse from Murrieta who spent nearly $100,000 for unsuccessful IVF treatments four years ago after a history of multiple miscarriages and endometriosis.
    — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of nurse
Noun
  • At the end of the episode, Constance finds that her 3-year-old grandson has murdered his nanny.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Many parents who work from home choose to have their infants cared for by a nanny so their baby can be close by all day.
    — Robin McClure, Parents, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of nanny
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“Dry nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurse. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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