| 单词 | mother's help |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmother's help lady help, a lady engaged as assistant and companion to the mistress of a house. mother's help, a young woman employed to help in the nursery, but in a position reckoned superior to that of a nurse-maid.extracted from helpn.mother's help mother's help n. a domestic servant; spec. a person, usually a woman, employed to help look after children. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > nursemaid > who helps with other duties mother's help?1881 ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 30 Mother's Help. 1908 A. S. M. Hutchinson Once aboard Lugger i. vii. 41 She is not exactly my friend; she is my—my employer. I'm a mother's-help. 1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 67/2 After the children go to school, it's the downhill slope to cheaper assistance: mother's helps or The Dreaded Au Pair. < as lemmas |
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