Synonyms for nursemaid
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A woman or girl employed to care for children.
Forms
- Plural
- nursemaids → nannies, nurses, nans, nurserymaids…
Example sentences
- nurse The nurse took his temperature with a thermometer.
- nanny The doctor inspected the dead body of the nanny.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nursemaid | rising | |
| nurse | rising | |
| nanny | rising | |
| nurserymaid | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- nan1
- 5 letters
- nurse1, nanny2
- 11 letters
- nurserymaid
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nanny2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- berceuse
- Español
- canción de cuna