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 BirdStock organizing team of Merisa Titlow, Arianna Opsvig and Kelsey Martin said the CPPS funds will be used to enhance medical services and safety at BirdStock, including an onsite ambulance, two emergency medical technicians and a nurse or physician.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Larry] Gelbart in advance, 'My aim will be to be to be the best goddamn head nurse in Korea.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The respondents spend an average of $53,558 a year on their nanny, $30,000 a year on private school and $20,000 a year on day care.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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As the family's frantic search begins, the media is quick to point the finger at Marissa and her friend, Jenny Kaminski (Fanning), whose nanny, Carrie Finch (Sophia Lillis), becomes the prime suspect.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Dry nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurse. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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