nursemaid

nurse·maid  (nûrsmd)

n.

A woman employed to take care of children.

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nursemaid [ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd], nurserymaid [ˈnɜːsrɪˌmeɪd]

n

a woman or girl employed to look after someone else's children Often shortened to nurse

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nurse•maid (ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd)

n.

a woman or girl employed to care for children, esp. in a household.

Also called nurs′er•y•maid`.

[1650–60]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nursemaid - a woman who is the custodian of children nanny, nurse dry nurse - a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?" mammy - an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. amah, wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse - a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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nursemaid

noun nanny, nurse, angel (informal) She worked as nursemaid to the family of a diplomat.

Translations

nursemaid (o.f.) [ˈnɜːsmeɪd] N → niñera f, aya f
to play nursemaid to sb → hacer de niñera de algn

nursemaid

n (= nanny, hum: = servant) → Kindermädchen nt

nursemaid [ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd] n → bambinaia