nurse

nurse

noun

Definition of NURSE

a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children <sent his little son back to his nurse so that he could return to his study to work>

Synonyms babysitter, dry nurse, nanny (also nannie), nursemaid, nurser, sitter

Related Words amah, ayah; au pair, bonne; mammy; duenna, fraulein, governess, mademoiselle