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dry nurse
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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 babysitter, nurse, nanny (also nannie), nursemaid, nurser, sitterRelated Words amah, ayah; au pair, bonne; mammy; duenna, fraulein, governess, mademoiselle
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