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nursemaid (iou)



nursemaid noun & verb. M17.
[from NURSE noun1 + MAID noun.]
A. noun.
A woman employed to look after a young child or children. M17.
P. Gay The nursemaid who took care of him until he was about two.
A person who watches over or carefully guides another. colloq. M20.
b. verb trans. Look after (a person) in the manner of a nursemaid; watch over with care, tend, (a thing). colloq. E20.
C. S. Forester The engine..was greased and cleaned and nurse-maided. A. York Nursemaiding princesses..is not really my line.