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nursemaid
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nurse·maid  (nûrsmd)
n.
A woman employed to take care of children.

nursemaid [ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd], nurserymaid [ˈnɜːsrɪˌmeɪd]
n
a woman or girl employed to look after someone else's children Often shortened to nurse
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nursemaid - a woman who is the custodian of childrennursemaid - a woman who is the custodian of children
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"

nursemaid
noun nanny, nurse, angel (informal) She worked as nursemaid to the family of a diplomat.
Translations
nursemaid (o.f.) [ˈnɜːsmeɪd] Nniñera f, aya f
to play nursemaid to sbhacer de niñera de algn
nursemaid
n (= nanny, hum: = servant) → Kindermädchen nt
nursemaid [ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd] nbambinaia


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It was on Panorama in 2002, when the Beeb decided to get its teeth into the Jockey Club, and our man had the job of nursemaiding head of security Major General Jeremy Phipps through a key interview at Newmarket's July Course.
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