dry nurses

plural of dry nurse
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
  • Another attendee, Talia Adderly, 26, was sporting her SEIU Healthcare Florida Local 1991 shirt — the union representing nurses, physicians, doctors, and healthcare professionals across the Jackson Health System.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • More than half are nurses, and the rest are a medley of employees who each occupy a special niche in the hospital.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lively, who shares daughters James, 10, Inez, 9, and Betty, 6, and son Olin, 2, with husband Ryan Reynolds, was also offered the option to have her two nannies, her assistant, and security team flown by private jet for filming days in Las Vegas.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Air nannies are real people, often professionals who specialize in pet travel who accompany your dog on a flight.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Dry nurses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurses. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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