Meaning

1 senses
  1. A woman or girl employed to care for children.

    ня́няnjánja

    a woman who is the custodian of children

Examples

1 sentences
  1. "Lackaday, child," said the nursemaid. "You'll catch your death running about in this weather."

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
child's nurse:

Origin

From nurse + maid.

From nurse + maid.

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Forms

plural: nursemaids
Singularnursemaid
Pluralnursemaids

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a woman who is the custodian of children:nannynurse

Word family

1 related words
Relatedau pair

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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