nursemaid

noun

nurse·​maid ˈnərs-ˌmād 

: a girl or woman who is regularly employed to look after children

Synonyms

• nurse
• nanny
• nannie

Examples of nursemaid in a Sentence

sent the children to their nursemaid

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nursemaid

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

Kids Definition

nursemaid

noun

nurse·​maid ˈnər-ˌsmād 

: a girl or woman employed to look after children