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
  • Mitchell Berman, an emergency room nurse, is widely considered the front-runner in a three-way Democratic primary in the 1st District.
    — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Alden doesn’t call in about Catherine’s picture, but Yuti, his day nurse, sees the picture as well and informs the FBI of the address.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurse
Noun
  • Elaine Rossi, a part-time nanny for the Clancy family, said Lindsay Clancy told her about having postpartum issues.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, the jury heard from a nanny who started working for the Clancy family in September 2022.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 6 Aug. 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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