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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