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nursemaid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From nurse + maid.

Meanings

1. A woman or girl employed to care for children.

Forms

Coordinates

nurseman

Relateds

au pair

Synonyms

nanny · nurserymaid

Translations (25)

vo cilijikälädan (child's nurse) · hy դայակ (child's nurse) · vo cilikälädan (child's nurse) · fi lastenhoitaja (child's nurse) · sh sluškinja (child's nurse) · pt babá (child's nurse) · bg бавачка (child's nurse) · nb barnepasser (child's nurse) · nl kindermeisje (child's nurse) · it tata (child's nurse) · el νταντά (child's nurse) · it babysitter (child's nurse) · fr bonne d'enfants (child's nurse) · lv aukle (child's nurse) · mk дадилка (child's nurse) · eo vanjo (child's nurse) · ru ня́ня (child's nurse) · nb barnepike (child's nurse) · sv barnflicka (child's nurse) · es nana (child's nurse) · fr nourrice (child's nurse) · es niñera (child's nurse) · sv barnpassare (child's nurse) · it bambinaia (child's nurse) · fr nounou (child's nurse)

nursemaid en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From nurse + maid.

Meanings

1. To tend to as a nursemaid.
2. (colloquial) To care for or look after.
   • I don't believe I have to nursemaid these two rookies through their entire probationary period.
   • ‘Make the most of it,’ said Ford. ‘Because what I want you to do is to nursemaid that package out of the building. 1992, Douglas Adams, chapter 14, in Mostly Harmless (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), page 120:

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