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nursemaid

noun

ˈnərs-ˌmād

Definition of nursemaid

as in nurse

a person employed to care for a young child or children sent the children to their nursemaid

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Recent Examples of nursemaid Second of all, these people here, everybody is like a nursemaid so to speak. — Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order. — Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025 Anna has come East to meet her estranged father, the Swedish bargeman Chris (Brian d’Arcy James), who believes Anna’s been earning money as a nursemaid. — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025 Taking with her only Fanny and a nursemaid, Wollstonecraft travelled to Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and during her travels, wrote dozens of letters to Imlay in which the infant Fanny might occasionally be glimpsed. — Literary Hub, 5 June 2026

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Expert witness Doctors, nurses, medical technicians, public safety experts and engineers can earn hundreds of dollars per hour serving as expert witnesses and as case evaluators in legal disputes.

— Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
If the court does release the documents, Chism’s defense asks that the affidavit be redacted by removing the victim of the incident’s name, as well as the name of a nurse who responded to the incident, according to court documents.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of nurse

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The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 July 2026
With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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