Nursemaid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nursemaid \Nurse"maid`\, n.
     A girl or woman employed to attend and care for children.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  nursemaid
       n : a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: {nanny}, {nurse}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "nursemaid":
     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, housemaid, kitchenmaid, lady-help,
     lady-in-waiting, live-in maid, live-out maid, maid, maidservant,
     mammy, nanny, nurse, nurserymaid, parlormaid, scullery maid,
     servant girl, servitress, sitter, soubrette, tweeny, upstairs maid,
     waiting maid, wench, wet nurse