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

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The first known use of nursemaid was in 1657

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“Nursemaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursemaid. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.

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