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
  • The program under scrutiny – called Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF – allows Americans in public service careers (such as nurses, firefighters and some nonprofit professions) to have their student debt canceled after a decade of on-time payments.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 July 2025
  • There were also bruises on his arms, legs and neck, the nurse said.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Macklemore’s Seattle home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood was reportedly burglarized over the weekend while his three children were sleeping inside, and his nanny said she was maced in the face.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
  • Macklemore's home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle was the site of a home invasion as his nanny was maced with bear spray and his three children were present, according to law enforcement.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 June 2025

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“Nursemaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursemaid. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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