nursemaid (noun)
1nursemaid — ► NOUN ▪ a woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children …
2nursemaid — noun Date: 1657 a girl or woman who is regularly employed to look after children …
3nursemaid — noun dated a woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children. verb look after or be overprotective towards …
4nursemaid — noun (C) old fashioned a woman employed to look after young children …
5nursemaid — 1. noun a woman or girl employed to care for children Syn: au pair, nanny, sluškinja 2. verb a) To tend to as a nursemaid …
6nursemaid — UK [ˈnɜː(r)sˌmeɪd] / US [ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd] noun [countable] Word forms nursemaid : singular nursemaid plural nursemaids old fashioned a woman whose job is to look after someone s children in their home …
7nursemaid — nurse|maid [ nɜrs,meıd ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a woman whose job is to take care of someone s children in their home …
8nursemaid — /ˈnɜsmeɪd / (say nersmayd) noun a maidservant employed to take care of children. Also, nurserymaid …
9nurserymaid — ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : nursemaid * * * nursˈerymaid noun 1. A woman employed in a nursery 2. A nursemaid • • • Main Entry: ↑nursery …
10dry nurse — noun a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant • Hypernyms: ↑nanny, ↑nursemaid, ↑nurse * * * noun 1. : a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant compare wet nurse 2. : one who aids or instructs another usually unnecessarily …
