nurseyn.

Brit.

/ˈnəːsi/, U.S.

/ˈnərsi/

Forms: 1700s nursee, 1700s– nursey, 1700s– nursy, 1800s– nursie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nurse n.¹, -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < nurse n.¹ + -y suffix⁶.

nursery and colloquial.

A child's nurse (usually as a pet name). Chiefly without article, esp. as a form of address.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > upbringing > [noun] > one who brings up > nurse

nouricec1225

nursea1325

rockera1325

nourish1340

nursha1382

nursery nurse1494

nutrice1529

nurse-girl1596

dry-nursea1616

nursey1760

bonne1771

ayah1782

nanny1785

momma1803

nursery girla1812

mammy1837

nanac1844

day nurse1855

caretaker1858

nursekin1862

Norland1894

nounou1894

nurselet1894

Plunket1909

metapelet1950

1760 G. Colman Polly Honeycombe i. 3 Nay, but come, dear Nursee, tell me, what did he say?

1795 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1942) VII. 157 Come Nursey make the water boil, he gets very lax.

1814 Way to win Her i. ii, in New Brit. Theatre II. 407 Nursey, did you see the fine dancing-master who called to give me a lesson yesterday.

1860 G. H. Lewes Let. 17 Mar. in Geo. Eliot Lett. (1954) III. 274 I went to see Nursie, who will ‘keep house’ while I am away.

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Dec. 3/2 Nursey, you will not take Dorothy away when it is quite dark, will you?

1918 A. Bennett Roll-call ii. i. 220 Nursey's sunshade was undiscoverable.

1968 ‘D. Shannon’ Kill with Kindness xiii. 210 He was nursie's favorite—he could coax money out of her.

1985 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder II in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 227/2 Your animal still isn't housetrained. Your friend's still unemployed. And Nursie's one stick short of a bundle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nursey
释义	nurseyn. Brit. /ˈnəːsi/, U.S. /ˈnərsi/ Forms: 1700s nursee, 1700s– nursey, 1700s– nursy, 1800s– nursie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nurse n.¹, -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < nurse n.¹ + -y suffix⁶. nursery and colloquial. A child's nurse (usually as a pet name). Chiefly without article, esp. as a form of address. ΘΚΠ society > education > upbringing > [noun] > one who brings up > nurse nouricec1225 nursea1325 rockera1325 nourish1340 nursha1382 nursery nurse1494 nutrice1529 nurse-girl1596 dry-nursea1616 nursey1760 bonne1771 ayah1782 nanny1785 momma1803 nursery girla1812 mammy1837 nanac1844 day nurse1855 caretaker1858 nursekin1862 Norland1894 nounou1894 nurselet1894 Plunket1909 metapelet1950 1760 G. Colman Polly Honeycombe i. 3 Nay, but come, dear Nursee, tell me, what did he say? 1795 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1942) VII. 157 Come Nursey make the water boil, he gets very lax. 1814 Way to win Her i. ii, in New Brit. Theatre II. 407 Nursey, did you see the fine dancing-master who called to give me a lesson yesterday. 1860 G. H. Lewes Let. 17 Mar. in Geo. Eliot Lett. (1954) III. 274 I went to see Nursie, who will ‘keep house’ while I am away. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Dec. 3/2 Nursey, you will not take Dorothy away when it is quite dark, will you? 1918 A. Bennett Roll-call ii. i. 220 Nursey's sunshade was undiscoverable. 1968 ‘D. Shannon’ Kill with Kindness xiii. 210 He was nursie's favorite—he could coax money out of her. 1985 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder II in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 227/2 Your animal still isn't housetrained. Your friend's still unemployed. And Nursie's one stick short of a bundle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1760
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