as in nurses
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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The Pitt explores the immense challenges faced by emergency room physicians and nurses in a crumbling American healthcare system.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026 -
How many nurses are participating in the gig economy isn’t clear, in part because some hold full-time roles and do gig work in their spare time, but a growing number of them risk being misclassified and missing out on benefits.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 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 nurses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurses. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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