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- nurs|er|y|maid «NUR suhr ee MAYD, NURS ree-», noun.= nursemaid: (Cf. ↑nursemaid) »
A nurserymaid is not afraid of what you gentlemen call work (William S. Gilbert).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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nurse|maid — «NURS MAYD», noun, verb. –n. a girl or woman employed to care for children. –v.t. to take care of in the manner of a nursemaid; nurse; nurture: »Figurative. The families…will nursemaid a llama for a year (Atlantic) … Useful english dictionary
nursemaid — nurse•maid [[t]ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd[/t]] n. a woman or girl employed to care for children, esp. in a household Also called nurs′er•y•maid . Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
