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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An intake nurse at the jail would not allow her to be booked because of her condition, according to the lawsuit.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Kellogg's sister, who has EMT training, helped roll her onto her side as Graham rushed over with his best man, a nurse.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 2002 novel The Nanny Diaries by Kraus and McLaughlin, both former nannies, has been translated into more than 20 languages.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Authors McLaughlin and Kraus both worked as nannies before writing the book.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Dry nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurse. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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