单词 | nit nurse |
释义 | > as lemmasnit nurse nit nurse n. British colloquial a school nurse who periodically checks children's hair for head lice or nits. ΚΠ 1942 Lancet 9 May 560/2 The school nurse, known affectionately as the ‘nit nurse’, resolutely tries to raise the standard of cleanliness. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Jan. (headline) Whatever happened to the nit nurse? 1995 Daily Mail (Nexis) 14 Nov. 41 The nit nurse, picking away at rows of prepubescent scalps. 2001 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Electronic ed.) 26 Feb. Parents complained about the demise of the nit nurse but they were never effective. < as lemmas |
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