'Nursemaid' definitions:
Definition of 'nursemaid'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Nursemaid'
From: GCIDE
- Nursemaid \Nurse"maid`\, n. A girl or woman employed to attend and care for children. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nursemaid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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