NURSEMAID


Meaning of NURSEMAID in English

/nerrs"mayd'/ , n.

1. Also called nurserymaid . a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, esp. in a household.

v.t.

2. to act as a nursemaid to; to take care of or look after protectively.

[ 1650-60; NURSE + MAID ]

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