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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The program under scrutiny – called Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF – allows Americans in public service careers (such as nurses, firefighters and some nonprofit professions) to have their student debt canceled after a decade of on-time payments.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 July 2025 -
There were also bruises on his arms, legs and neck, the nurse said.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Shahani moved out, left the children with Edmonds and moved in with their nanny, according to court records.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Palmer first introduced Pavlovich to Gaiman as the couple’s live-in nanny.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 July 2025
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“Dry nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurse. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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