nursemaid

[ nurs-meyd ]

/ ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd /

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noun

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)

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

Origin of nursemaid

First recorded in 1650–60; nurse + maid

Words nearby nursemaid

nurse a grudge, nurse anesthetist, nurse crop, nursehound, nurseling, nursemaid, nursemaid's elbow, nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, nurser, nursery

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Example sentences from the Web for nursemaid

She was noble—adel, as they call it—at the least; while I was merely a nursemaid.
The High Heart|Basil King
A nursemaid was lagging along with a sleeping infant—its mild face to the sky—in a perambulator.
Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare
He would spend hours romping with the child, listening to her chatter, and even acting as nursemaid.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
If a nursemaid lets an innocent child play with fire and it is burned, whose fault is it?
Little Johannes|Frederik van Eeden

It was impossible to imagine a nursemaid lolling over a perambulator in Clapperton Street.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for nursemaid

nursemaid

nurserymaid (ˈnɜːsrɪˌmeɪd)

/ (ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd) /

noun

a woman or girl employed to look after someone else's childrenOften shortened to: nurse

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	nursemaid
释义	nursemaid [ nurs-meyd ] / ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nursemaid ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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) to act as a nursemaid to; to take care of or look after protectively. Origin of nursemaid First recorded in 1650–60; nurse + maid Words nearby nursemaid nurse a grudge, nurse anesthetist, nurse crop, nursehound, nurseling, nursemaid, nursemaid's elbow, nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, nurser, nursery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nursemaid She was noble—adel, as they call it—at the least; while I was merely a nursemaid. The High Heart\|Basil King A nursemaid was lagging along with a sleeping infant—its mild face to the sky—in a perambulator. Memoirs of a Midget\|Walter de la Mare He would spend hours romping with the child, listening to her chatter, and even acting as nursemaid. The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky\|Modeste Tchaikovsky If a nursemaid lets an innocent child play with fire and it is burned, whose fault is it? Little Johannes\|Frederik van Eeden It was impossible to imagine a nursemaid lolling over a perambulator in Clapperton Street. Sinister Street, vol. 2\|Compton Mackenzie British Dictionary definitions for nursemaid nursemaid nurserymaid (ˈnɜːsrɪˌmeɪd) / (ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd) / noun a woman or girl employed to look after someone else's childrenOften shortened to: nurse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nursemaid governess, baby-sitter, ayah, au pair, nurserymaid, wet nurse
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nursemaid

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of nursemaid

Words nearby nursemaid

Example sentences from the Web for nursemaid

British Dictionary definitions for nursemaid

nurserymaid (ˈnɜːsrɪˌmeɪd)

noun

Words related to nursemaid