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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Expert witness Doctors, nurses, medical technicians, public safety experts and engineers can earn hundreds of dollars per hour serving as expert witnesses and as case evaluators in legal disputes.
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If the court does release the documents, Chism’s defense asks that the affidavit be redacted by removing the victim of the incident’s name, as well as the name of a nurse who responded to the incident, according to court documents.
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The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff.
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With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.
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“Dry nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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