nurserymaid
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nurserymaid — n. woman hired to care for a child or children, nanny (also nursemaid) … English contemporary dictionary
nurserymaid — ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : nursemaid * * * nursˈerymaid noun 1. A woman employed in a nursery 2. A nursemaid • • • Main Entry: ↑nursery … Useful english dictionary
Nanny — For other uses, see Nanny (disambiguation). Caring for children At home Parents · Extended family … Wikipedia
nursemaid — /nerrs mayd /, n. 1. Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, esp. in a household. v.t. 2. to act as a nursemaid to; to take care of or look after protectively. [1650 60; NURSE + MAID] * * * … Universalium
amah — Synonyms and related words: abigail, au pair girl, ayah, betweenmaid, biddy, chambermaid, chaperon, companion, cook, dry nurse, duenna, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, gentlewoman, girl, handmaid, handmaiden, hired girl, housemaid,… … Moby Thesaurus
dry nurse — Synonyms and related words: aliment, amah, ayah, breast feed, care for, cherish, coddle, cosset, cradle, cultivate, fatten, fatten up, feed, fondle, force feed, foster, lactate, lavish care on, mammy, mother, nanny, nourish, nurse, nursemaid,… … Moby Thesaurus
mammy — Synonyms and related words: amah, ayah, dam, dry nurse, foster mother, genetrix, ma, mam, mama, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother, mummy, nanny, nurse, nursemaid, nurserymaid, old lady, old woman, sitter,… … Moby Thesaurus
nanny — Synonyms and related words: Partlet, amah, ayah, biddy, billy, billy goat, bitch, bossy, brood mare, buck, cow, doe, doeling, dry nurse, ewe, ewe lamb, filly, goat, guinea hen, gyp, he goat, heifer, hen, hind, jenny, kid, lioness, mammy, mare,… … Moby Thesaurus
nurse — Synonyms and related words: LPN, RN, advance, aliment, amah, apprentice, attend, attend to, ayah, baby, baby sit, bandage, bathe, bear, bosom, break, break in, breast feed, breed, bring up, care for, chaperon, charge nurse, cherish, cling to,… … Moby Thesaurus
nursemaid — Synonyms and related words: abigail, amah, au pair girl, ayah, betweenmaid, biddy, chambermaid, chaperon, companion, cook, dry nurse, duenna, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, gentlewoman, girl, governess, handmaid, handmaiden, hired girl,… … Moby Thesaurus
