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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Noun
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Some of the defendants were also medical care providers, Essayli pointed out, including three nurses, a chiropractor and a psychologist.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Of course, that doesn’t mean work is over for most of the doctors and nurses in the emergency room.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The kids range from infants and toddlers cared for by nannies, to teenagers living in dorms.—
Denise Schrier Cetta,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pet nannies are generally for small animals like cats and dogs that can fit in a carrier under an airplane seat.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Dry nurses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20nurses. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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