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- [nurs-meyd]
- /ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd/
- /ˈnɜːs.meɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nurs-meyd]
- /ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd/
Definitions of nursemaid word
- noun nursemaid Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household. 1
- verb with object nursemaid to act as a nursemaid to; to take care of or look after protectively. 1
- noun nursemaid A woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children. 1
- noun nursemaid children's nanny 1
- countable noun nursemaid A nursemaid is a woman or girl who is paid to look after young children. 0
- noun nursemaid a woman or girl employed to look after someone else's children 0
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Origin of nursemaid
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; nurse + maid
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Parts of speech for Nursemaid
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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nursemaid popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nursemaid
noun nursemaid
- nanny — a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
- ayah — (in the East, Africa, and other parts of the former British Empire) a maidservant, nursemaid, or governess, esp one of Indian or Malay origin
- baby-sitter — a person who takes care of a child or children while the parents are out
- governess — a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc.
- au pair — An au pair is a young person from a foreign country who lives with a family in order to learn the language and who helps to look after the children.
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