nursemaid
[
nurs
-meyd]
/ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd/
noun
1.
Also called
nurserymaid
. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
verb (used with object)
2.
to act as a nursemaid to; to take care of or look after protectively.
Origin
1650-60;
nurse
+
maid
Examples from the web for
nursemaid
nursemaid
's elbow is a dislocation of a bone in the elbow called the radius.
nursemaid
's elbow is a partial dislocation common in toddlers.
He was dying and unbeknown to his parents, his
nursemaid
sprinkled water on him to baptise him so that he could get into heaven.
British Dictionary definitions for
nursemaid
nursemaid
/
ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd
/
noun
1.
a woman or girl employed to look after someone else's children
Often shortened to
nurse