Definition of nursemaid
: a girl or woman who is regularly employed to look after children
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Examples of nursemaid in a Sentence
sent the children to their nursemaid
Recent Examples of nursemaid from the Web
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The first was Joice Heth, a blind slave who was supposedly the 161-year-old nursemaid of George Washington.
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First Known Use of nursemaid
1657
NURSEMAID Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of nursemaid for English Language Learners
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: a girl or woman whose job is to take care of children
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