nurserymaid
Household child attendant
A nurserymaid is a woman employed to care for young children in a household.
The term is old-fashioned, belonging to an era when wealthy families kept domestic servants with specialized roles.
A nurserymaid worked under the supervision of a nanny or nurse, helping with feeding, dressing, and minding children: The nurserymaid took the children to the park each afternoon.
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- upstairsOn a higher level
- nanny stateOverprotective government meddling excessively
- pramInfant wheeled conveyance
perambulator · starched · apron · cap · Mary Poppins · Jane Eyre · Downton Abbey
Hired child caretaker
- governessPrivate household teacher
- babysitterHired child caretaker
- ayahColonial-era Indian nursemaid
- amahAsian domestic servant
One employed to serve
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- housemaidLive-in cleaning employee
- chambermaidHotel room attendant
- parlormaidHousehold servant serving guests
cook · laundress · below stairs · domestic service · household staff · livery · uniform · quarters
Showing kind concern
affectionate · protective · loving · devoted · attentive · soothing · comforting · watchful
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- upstairsOn a higher level
- nanny stateOverprotective government meddling excessively
pram · perambulator · starched · apron · cap · Mary Poppins · Jane Eyre · Downton Abbey
nanny
Hired child caretaker
- governessPrivate household teacher
- babysitterHired child caretaker
- ayahColonial-era Indian nursemaid
amah · caregiver · attendant · keeper · minder · carer · dada
servant
One employed to serve
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- housemaidLive-in cleaning employee
- chambermaidHotel room attendant
parlormaid · cook · laundress · below stairs · domestic service · household staff · livery · uniform · quarters · attic room
caring
Showing kind concern
tender · affectionate · protective · loving · devoted · attentive · soothing · comforting · watchful · reassuring
feeding
Giving food to
supervising · minding · rocking · swaddling · diapering · burping · comforting · watching · tending · night duty
nurserymaidmother
Female parent
biological mother · birth mother · parent · father · guardian
nurserymaidemployer
One who employs others
master of the house · lady of the house · householder · master · mistress