I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: nurse (I) + maid
1. : one who is regularly employed to look after children
2. : one who guards or takes care
became to his people a combination oracle and nursemaid — M.R.Werner
was the nursemaid to … polo ponies — James Jones
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to watch over or take care of in a solicitous manner
grateful to a conductor who nursemaids six soloists — Virgil Thomson
that engine … was greased and cleaned and nursemaided — C.S.Forester
in the midst of the school crossing … nursemaiding moppets — R.M.Stern