NURSEMAID

Nursemaid

A nursemaid or nursery maid, is mostly a historical term of employment for a female servant employed in the field of the care of children within the community of a large household, from the medieval castle, through the Georgian Manor house, to the Victorian townhouse or Great house.

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nursemaid

Noun

  1. a woman or girl employed to care for children

Verb

  1. To tend to as a nursemaid.
  2. To care for or look after.
    I don't believe I have to nursemaid these two rookies through their entire probationary period.


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