nursemaid

UK
/ˈnɜːs.meɪd/
US
/ˈnɜrˌsmeɪd/

Translations

nursemaidnoun
nursemaids
pl
UK
/ˈnɜːs.meɪd/
US
/ˈnɜrˌsmeɪd/
The nursemaid took the children to the park.
Няня отвела детей в парк.
nursemaidverb
nursemaided
Past Simple
nursemaided
Past Participle
nursemaiding
Gerund
UK
/ˈnɜːs.meɪd/
US
/ˈnɝːs.meɪd/
She used to nursemaid her younger siblings when her parents were at work.
Она нянчила своих младших братьев и сестер, когда родители были на работе.
Additional translations
nursemaidadjective
Used attributively to modify another noun, meaning ‘relating to or characteristic of a nursemaid’

Definitions

nursemaidnoun
A person, traditionally a woman, employed to take care of a child or children in a household.
The family hired a nursemaid to look after their young children while they were at work.
Someone who looks after, protects, or carefully manages another person or thing; a caretaker.
He acted as the nursemaid to the project, ensuring every detail was perfect.
nursemaidverb
To act as a nursemaid; to take care of or look after someone, especially a child.
She had to nursemaid her younger siblings while her parents were at work.
To watch over, tend, or supervise something closely.
The technicians had to nursemaid the fragile equipment during the test.
nursemaidadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a nursemaid or nursemaids.
She quickly tired of the nursemaid duties assigned to her.