nursemaidn.

Brit.

/ˈnəːsmeɪd/, U.S.

/ˈnərsˌmeɪd/

Forms: see nurse n.¹ and maid n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nurse n.¹, maid n.¹

Etymology: < nurse n.¹ + maid n.¹

1. A girl or young woman employed to look after children.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > nursemaid

nursemaid1657

nursery-maid1662

ayah1782

nanny1785

nan1940

1657 in Hist. MSS Comm.: MSS Duke of Rutland (1905) IV. 539 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2606) LXIII. 301 To Lord Burley for the nurse maids 7s. 6d.

1691 T. Shadwell Scowrers iv. i. 35 I go to bed sober! what to hear Chimes, Bell-men, and tell Clocks all night, and be Flea-bitten like a Nurse-Maid?

1785 Mrs. Fletcher in J. Wesley Serm. lvii, in Wks. (1811) IX. 28 He was reproved by his nurse maid.

1801 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 109 The nursemaid, and two children of my friend,..were inoculated for the Cow-pox.

1839 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (new ed.) 364 Nursemaids displayed their charms to the greatest possible advantage, and their sweet little charges ran up and down.

1885 Harper's Mag. Mar. 566/2 This bright girl who had at present eclipsed..the prettiest nurse-maids.

1901 F. Norris Octopus i. v. 192 In the park were the inevitable array of nursemaids, skylarking couples, and ragged little boys.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 22 Living my early childhood so much in the company of grown-ups—they included a series of Irish nursemaids of whom I remember nothing except that one, my favourite, was called Eva.

1992 New Republic 27 Apr. 46/3 Offering the czar the sexual services of his son's Boston nursemaid.

2. In extended use (chiefly colloquial): a person who or thing which looks after another.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after

nurse?a1425

minder1692

tenter1828

mother hen1873

nursemaid1943

citizen advocate1971

1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 44 Nursemaid, a long-distance fighter escort for bombers.

1976 J. Snow Cricket Rebel 11 I was left in the hands of a second year prep boy, my ‘nursemaid’, to be introduced to the way of life of a new boy or ‘squitt’ as he was called.

1991 D. Mortman Wild Rose ii. xviii. 345 As an adjutant, I played nursemaid and secretary to Lieutenant General Hutchinson.

1995 E. Arthur Antarctic Navigation 348 What do they think, that the United States has nothing to do than play nursemaid to a bunch of morons?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nursemaidv.

Brit.

/ˈnəːsmeɪd/, U.S.

/ˈnərsˌmeɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nursemaid n.

Etymology: < nursemaid n. Compare earlier nursery-maid v.

transitive. To look after (a person) in the manner of a nursemaid; to watch over or take special care of (a person of thing).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > excessively

baby1744

mollycoddle1851

wet-nurse1873

overprotectc1885

nursery-maid1899

nursemaid1921

nanny1954

nannify1962

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > affectionately or tenderly > specifically a thing

cherishc1400

nursea1542

nursemaid1921

1921 Glasgow Herald 19 Apr. 8 He had to be nurse-maided and chaperoned to his meals, his bath, and his bed.

1935 ‘C. S. Forester’ Afr. Queen iv. 87 That engine..was greased and cleaned and nurse-maided.

1960 Times 5 Apr. 14/6 The kroomen from the African mainland who nursemaided us.

1973 ‘A. York’ Captivator ii. 32 Nursemaiding princesses..is not really in my line.

1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless xiv. 158 What I want you to do is to nursemaid that package out of the building.

Derivatives

ˈnursemaiding n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after > excessive care or protection

overcare1599

mollycoddling1847

overprotection1901

nursemaiding1924

overprotectiveness1931

nannyism1959

nannying1969

nanniness1973

1924 ‘J. Sutherland’ Circle of Stars iv. 40 ‘I really don't need the nurse-maiding you think I ought to have,’ Gloria said impatiently.

1947 Science 7 Feb. 151/2 There were a considerable number of separate..Sections whose work was divided between the statisticial analysis of operations and the nursemaiding of new weapons and equipment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

a. A female servant or attendant; a maidservant; often with defining word prefixed as bar-maid, chamber-maid, farm-maid, house-maid, nurse-maid, servant-maid, etc.; lady's maid (see lady's maid n.). Cf. maiden n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl

maidenOE

schelchenec1000

womanOE

maidc1300

ancillec1366

wench1380

child-womana1382

maidservanta1382

serving-womana1398

servantessa1425

servant maid?a1450

woman servant1450

servitrice1477

administress1483

ministressa1500

serving maid?1529

maiden-servant1533

servitrix1566

miskin-fro1585

servant girl1658

girl1668

necessary womanc1689

scout1708

servitress1827

ancilla1871

c1300 St. Mary Magdalen (Laud) 492 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 476 Heo haueȝ i-beon min hou[s]wif, mi mayde, and mi norice.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. 2573 Sche..goth to chambre and hath compleigned Unto a Maide which sche triste.

1461 in F. B. Bickley Little Red Bk. Bristol (1900) II. 127 No person..sett..his seid wyfe, daughter, or maide to no suche occupacion of weuyng.

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 59/1 Y^t it was not princely to mary hys owne subiect,..onely as it were a rich man that would mary his mayde.

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (rev. ed.) f. 6 Thy nychtbouris wyfe..Thow couet not, to the..his oxe, his maide nor page.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1658 (1955) III. 208 He [sc. a child] would..select the most pathetical Psalmes,..to reade to his Mayde, during his sicknesse.

1698 H. Wanley in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 258 The maid told me that Dr. Smith had been there since I went.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. xii. 466 You must dismiss your maid, lady.

1835 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 491 We kept no maid:—and I had much to do.

1860 Queen Victoria Jrnl. (1868) 138 The two maids had driven over by another road in the waggonette.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 39 My maid must run up something for you to wear by to-morrow.

1927 Travel Nov. 48/1 (advt.) Steward, maid, waiters, porters and barber, attending your needs.

1960 S. Unwin Truth about Publisher i. i. 20 To wait on ourselves at supper..to give the maids a Sunday evening's rest.

1991 San Francisco Chron. 26 July b5/4 She not only left her husband..but she left her cook, and her chauffeur and her maid.

单词	nursemaid
释义	nursemaidn. Brit. /ˈnəːsmeɪd/, U.S. /ˈnərsˌmeɪd/ Forms: see nurse n.¹ and maid n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nurse n.¹, maid n.¹ Etymology: < nurse n.¹ + maid n.¹ 1. A girl or young woman employed to look after children. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > nursemaid nursemaid1657 nursery-maid1662 ayah1782 nanny1785 nan1940 1657 in Hist. MSS Comm.: MSS Duke of Rutland (1905) IV. 539 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2606) LXIII. 301 To Lord Burley for the nurse maids 7s. 6d. 1691 T. Shadwell Scowrers iv. i. 35 I go to bed sober! what to hear Chimes, Bell-men, and tell Clocks all night, and be Flea-bitten like a Nurse-Maid? 1785 Mrs. Fletcher in J. Wesley Serm. lvii, in Wks. (1811) IX. 28 He was reproved by his nurse maid. 1801 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 109 The nursemaid, and two children of my friend,..were inoculated for the Cow-pox. 1839 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (new ed.) 364 Nursemaids displayed their charms to the greatest possible advantage, and their sweet little charges ran up and down. 1885 Harper's Mag. Mar. 566/2 This bright girl who had at present eclipsed..the prettiest nurse-maids. 1901 F. Norris Octopus i. v. 192 In the park were the inevitable array of nursemaids, skylarking couples, and ragged little boys. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 22 Living my early childhood so much in the company of grown-ups—they included a series of Irish nursemaids of whom I remember nothing except that one, my favourite, was called Eva. 1992 New Republic 27 Apr. 46/3 Offering the czar the sexual services of his son's Boston nursemaid. 2. In extended use (chiefly colloquial): a person who or thing which looks after another. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after nurse?a1425 minder1692 tenter1828 mother hen1873 nursemaid1943 citizen advocate1971 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 44 Nursemaid, a long-distance fighter escort for bombers. 1976 J. Snow Cricket Rebel 11 I was left in the hands of a second year prep boy, my ‘nursemaid’, to be introduced to the way of life of a new boy or ‘squitt’ as he was called. 1991 D. Mortman Wild Rose ii. xviii. 345 As an adjutant, I played nursemaid and secretary to Lieutenant General Hutchinson. 1995 E. Arthur Antarctic Navigation 348 What do they think, that the United States has nothing to do than play nursemaid to a bunch of morons? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nursemaidv. Brit. /ˈnəːsmeɪd/, U.S. /ˈnərsˌmeɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nursemaid n. Etymology: < nursemaid n. Compare earlier nursery-maid v. transitive. To look after (a person) in the manner of a nursemaid; to watch over or take special care of (a person of thing). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > excessively baby1744 mollycoddle1851 wet-nurse1873 overprotectc1885 nursery-maid1899 nursemaid1921 nanny1954 nannify1962 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > affectionately or tenderly > specifically a thing cherishc1400 nursea1542 nursemaid1921 1921 Glasgow Herald 19 Apr. 8 He had to be nurse-maided and chaperoned to his meals, his bath, and his bed. 1935 ‘C. S. Forester’ Afr. Queen iv. 87 That engine..was greased and cleaned and nurse-maided. 1960 Times 5 Apr. 14/6 The kroomen from the African mainland who nursemaided us. 1973 ‘A. York’ Captivator ii. 32 Nursemaiding princesses..is not really in my line. 1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless xiv. 158 What I want you to do is to nursemaid that package out of the building. Derivatives ˈnursemaiding n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after > excessive care or protection overcare1599 mollycoddling1847 overprotection1901 nursemaiding1924 overprotectiveness1931 nannyism1959 nannying1969 nanniness1973 1924 ‘J. Sutherland’ Circle of Stars iv. 40 ‘I really don't need the nurse-maiding you think I ought to have,’ Gloria said impatiently. 1947 Science 7 Feb. 151/2 There were a considerable number of separate..Sections whose work was divided between the statisticial analysis of operations and the nursemaiding of new weapons and equipment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas nurse-maid a. A female servant or attendant; a maidservant; often with defining word prefixed as bar-maid, chamber-maid, farm-maid, house-maid, nurse-maid, servant-maid, etc.; lady's maid (see lady's maid n.). Cf. maiden n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl maidenOE schelchenec1000 womanOE maidc1300 ancillec1366 wench1380 child-womana1382 maidservanta1382 serving-womana1398 servantessa1425 servant maid?a1450 woman servant1450 servitrice1477 administress1483 ministressa1500 serving maid?1529 maiden-servant1533 servitrix1566 miskin-fro1585 servant girl1658 girl1668 necessary womanc1689 scout1708 servitress1827 ancilla1871 c1300 St. Mary Magdalen (Laud) 492 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 476 Heo haueȝ i-beon min hou[s]wif, mi mayde, and mi norice. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. 2573 Sche..goth to chambre and hath compleigned Unto a Maide which sche triste. 1461 in F. B. Bickley Little Red Bk. Bristol (1900) II. 127 No person..sett..his seid wyfe, daughter, or maide to no suche occupacion of weuyng. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 59/1 Y^t it was not princely to mary hys owne subiect,..onely as it were a rich man that would mary his mayde. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (rev. ed.) f. 6 Thy nychtbouris wyfe..Thow couet not, to the..his oxe, his maide nor page. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1658 (1955) III. 208 He [sc. a child] would..select the most pathetical Psalmes,..to reade to his Mayde, during his sicknesse. 1698 H. Wanley in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 258 The maid told me that Dr. Smith had been there since I went. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. xii. 466 You must dismiss your maid, lady. 1835 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 491 We kept no maid:—and I had much to do. 1860 Queen Victoria Jrnl. (1868) 138 The two maids had driven over by another road in the waggonette. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 39 My maid must run up something for you to wear by to-morrow. 1927 Travel Nov. 48/1 (advt.) Steward, maid, waiters, porters and barber, attending your needs. 1960 S. Unwin Truth about Publisher i. i. 20 To wait on ourselves at supper..to give the maids a Sunday evening's rest. 1991 San Francisco Chron. 26 July b5/4 She not only left her husband..but she left her cook, and her chauffeur and her maid. extracted from maidn.¹ < n.1657v.1921 as lemmas
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