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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Not all nurses are certified to be a SANE, and certification requirements vary by state, according to Sekula.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026 -
When the doctors and nurses refused, the agents would turn to nursing assistants or other ancillary staff who weren’t trained to handle those requests, the doctor said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And that’s thanks, in large part, to her nannies.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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But Lutnick said his wife, four children and their nannies also attended.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Dry nurses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurses. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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