Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman employed to take care of infants or young children.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A maid-servant employed to tend children.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A girl or woman employed to attend and care for children.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
woman orgirl employed to care forchildren - verb To
tend to as a nursemaid. - verb colloquial To care for or look after.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woman who is the custodian of children
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Examples
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The most common orthopedic injury in kids under two is called nursemaid’s elbow, in which the elbow gets tugged out of its socket by a caregiver holding a child’s hand and yanking the elbow.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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The most common orthopedic injury in kids under two is called nursemaid’s elbow, in which the elbow gets tugged out of its socket by a caregiver holding a child’s hand and yanking the elbow.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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The limited references I've seen in literature to nursemaids implies that the nursemaid was the only source of milk for the child.
Who's Your Mommy? aka TBTAM 2008
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The nursemaid was the first to go, and her place was filled by a Roman
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His children have been reared in England, and the nursemaid is a thorough Englishwoman, who has never been seen to shrug her shoulders.
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Lily tried to take off her jacket and her elbow popped out of its socket - a common condition called nursemaid's elbow.
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"nursemaid" first, but then stumbled in his words, seeming to remember something.
The Lady of the Shroud Bram Stoker 1879
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How did someone get a dowel running the length of the nursemaid's head, neck and chest inside the wax without decapitating her?
Once prized by Martha Washington, 'creepy' wax figurines gain new, restored life 2011
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The nursemaid figurine, too, is missing a leg, and Buehler points out that its head was once bashed in.
Once prized by Martha Washington, 'creepy' wax figurines gain new, restored life 2011
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Inside the boxes is a 228-year-old collection of wax figurines - a man, a woman, a nursemaid with a baby, and numerous barnyard animals.
Once prized by Martha Washington, 'creepy' wax figurines gain new, restored life 2011
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