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Recent Examples of nursemaidBy 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 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
When the family’s nanny falls dangerously ill, Adam orchestrates his way into their London home, and his true nature begins to emerge.
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Claire Franken,
TVLine,
11 Oct. 2025
Lively, who shares daughters James, 10, Inez, 9, and Betty, 6, and son Olin, 2, with husband Ryan Reynolds, was also offered the option to have her two nannies, her assistant, and security team flown by private jet for filming days in Las Vegas.
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