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 By the time Sam was born—in Florida, Missouri—the family’s enslaved property had dwindled to a single nursemaid, Jennie. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 Second of all, these people here, everybody is like a nursemaid so to speak. Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 The general practitioner murdered his wife, Isabella, and their nursemaid, Mary, before dismembering them and scattering their body parts in an attempt to thwart the investigation into their murders, according to the BBC. Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024 Second of all, these people here, everybody is like a nursemaid so to speak. Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 Soon after, tensions between the couple boiled over and Dr. Ruxton murdered his wife and the household’s nursemaid, Mary. Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024 The general practitioner murdered his wife, Isabella, and their nursemaid, Mary, before dismembering them and scattering their body parts in an attempt to thwart the investigation into their murders, according to the BBC. Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024 Typically portrayed as a middle-aged nursemaid whose main claim to fame was surviving the mercurial Tudor king, Catherine was an accomplished scholar, religious reformer and advocate for women’s education. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024 For a time, the girl’s only duty in the grand English house was to serve as a kind of human foot warmer, but when her mistress gave birth to a profoundly mentally disabled daughter, Zed became the baby’s devoted nursemaid. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
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Noun
  • This involves pairing each nursing student with an experienced nurse preceptor from day one — an approach that builds clinical confidence early while honoring the vital role of bedside nurses in education.
    Shakira Henderson, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
  • After she was transferred to an intensive care unit, an obstetric nurse stayed by her bedside continuously to monitor the fetus’ heart rate and movements.
    Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • One time, her Owlet Sock sounded an alarm indicating that her baby, who was with their nanny, was not breathing.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • The company has been used to pay nannies to at least some of Musk’s children, according to a 2023 tabloid report, and, along with two other Musk entities, to facilitate tens of millions of dollars in campaign transactions, campaign finance reports show.
    Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 14 May 2025

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“Nursemaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursemaid. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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