dry nurse

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 10 Jul. 2025.

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