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dry nurse

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dry 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
Synonyms of dry nurse

babysitter, nanny (also nannie), nurse, nursemaid, nurser, sitter
Words Related to dry nurse

amah, ayah

au pair, bonne

mammy

duenna, fraulein, governess, mademoiselle

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