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NURSEMAID
nanny, nursemaid, nurse
(noun) a woman who is the custodian of children
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nursemaid (plural nursemaids)
a woman or girl employed to care for children
Synonyms
• au pair
• nanny
Verb
nursemaid (third-person singular simple present nursemaids, present participle nursemaiding, simple past and past participle nursemaided)
To tend to as a nursemaid.
(colloquial) To care for or look after.
Anagrams
• muraenids
Source: Wiktionary
Nurse"maid`, n.
Definition: A girl employed to attend children.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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