Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

nursemaid

American  
[nurs-meyd] / ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd /

noun

  1. Also called nurserymaid.  a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.

verb (used with object)

  1. to act as a nursemaid to; to take care of or look after protectively.

nursemaid British  
/ ˈnɜːsˌmeɪd, ˈnɜːsrɪˌmeɪd /

noun

  1. Often shortened to: nurse.  a woman or girl employed to look after someone else's children

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nursemaid

First recorded in 1650–60; nurse + maid

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.