Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nursemaid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: nurse-maid
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman or girl employed to care for children.

verb

To tend to as a nursemaid.

verb

To care for or look after.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"I don't believe I have to nursemaid these two rookies through their entire probationary period."
"‘Make the most of it,’ said Ford. ‘Because what I want you to do is to nursemaid that package out of the building."

Etymology

From nurse + maid.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

nursemaids (plural) nursemaids (present, singular) nursemaiding (participle, present) nursemaided (participle, past) nursemaided (past)

Phrases

au pair

Frequently Paired Words

au pair nurseman

Synonyms

nanny nurserymaid nurse

Questions

What does nursemaid mean?: A woman or girl employed to care for children.
Where does nursemaid come from?: From nurse + maid.

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