nursemaid

[ nurs-meyd ]

noun

1. Also called nurser·y·maid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.

verb (used with object)

1. to act as a nursemaid to; to take care of or look after protectively.

nursemaid

/ ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd; ˈnɜːsrɪˌmeɪd /

noun

1. a woman or girl employed to look after someone else's children Often shortened tonurse

Word History and Origins

Origin of nursemaid¹

First recorded in 1650–60; nurse + maid

Example Sentences

She would ask the nursemaid to read aloud, and, in return, she would make or mend a gown for her.

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Perhaps of all its symbols the most typical and popular are: a nursemaid, a perambulator enclosing twins, and a gigantic dragoon.

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Diminutive Nursemaid (to angler, who has not had a bite for hours).

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The fact was, that she had given the little nursemaid an hour or two off.

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The nursemaid was allus a talking to the sodgers in the park.

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