dry nurses

noun

plural of dry nurse
as in nurses
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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  1. nurses
  2. nannies
Noun
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses returned Monday, July 13, 2026 after a 5-day work stoppage.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Brandi Carlile came to town and did a show at the Ryman as a thank you to all of the first responders and the nurses and the doctors.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 July 2026
Definition of nurses
Noun
  • That balancing act became even more challenging when working for some of the families featured on the show, whose expectations often pushed the nannies outside of their comfort zones.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Parents from working- and middle-class households are more likely to rely on screens compared to high-income parents, who can hire childcare services, such as full-time nannies.
    — Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026
Definition of nannies
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