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Recent Examples of nursemaid
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.
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Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order.
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Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
1 Dec. 2025
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursemaid
Noun
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Although many graduate nursing degrees fall within the lower loan limits, some can cost more than $100,000, including in high-demand fields like nurse anesthesia.
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Another is a nurse who transitions from hospital shifts to part-time caregiving, art classes, fishing, church choir, and volunteering at a community garden.
Noun
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Their money had gone into a cozy Craftsman house in Menlo Park, and repaying medical-school debt and the salary for their nanny ate up the majority of Greenwald’s take-home pay.
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Tierra Davis, who is a nanny, was born and raised in Los Angeles but now lives in Inglewood, Calif.
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“Nursemaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursemaid. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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