noun
Meaning 1
A woman or girl employed to care for children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A woman or girl employed to care for children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To tend to as a nursemaid.
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verb
To care for or look after.
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Usage: colloquial
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noun
a woman who is the custodian of children
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nanny, nurse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: keeper, woman, adult female
Narrower terms: dry nurse, mammy, wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah
History
From nurse + maid.
Across languages
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