Dry nurse
Dry nurse noun - A girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children.
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Wet nurse
Wet nurse noun - A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.
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Wet nurse and Dry nurse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dry_nurse/wet_nurse
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