nurseman

Example Sentences

• "Danby, the nurseman, was cautioned against kissing, or permitting kisses from the little girl (still the baby of the Evelyn family);"
• "Then every one was complaining about the high price of labor, and it was supposed that a Chinese “nurseman,” at two dollars and a half a month, would be a decided improvement over a French bonne with watery eyes and a Corkonian accent, and that a cook who could make at least tolerable dishes at four dollars a month would be better than one who charged seventy-five dollars for the privilege of spoiling provisions."
• "“But why does he send you here with that blessed kid?” asked the young lady. “For the purpose of moulding the baby’s mind,” replied the nurseman."
• "In Blackburn housewives are finding it almost impossible to get nursemaids. So they are employing old men instead.[…]Meanwhile aged, bearded “nursemen” may be seen in the streets and gardens of Blackburn made young again by sharing the games and ranks of their youthful charges."
• "[…]; the rickshaw “boys” and the white-robed coolies, the Indian attendants at club and hotel, the Zulu nursemaids (nursemen in this case), all combine to give the city a distinctive character."
• "Devoted little nursemaids and nursemen assist with the feeding, and woe to the misguided child who dares to encroach on another’s particular privilege."