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1 nursemaid
noun (a nurse who looks after small children.) barnfóstra -
2 nurse
[nə:s] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) hjúkrunarfræðingur2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) fóstra2. verb1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) hjúkra, hlynna að2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) hafa á brjósti3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) halda gætilega á4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) ala með sér•- nursery- nursing
- nursemaid
- nurseryman
- nursery rhyme
- nursery school
- nursing-home
См. также в других словарях:
nursemaid — ► NOUN ▪ a woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children … English terms dictionary
nursemaid — noun Date: 1657 a girl or woman who is regularly employed to look after children … New Collegiate Dictionary
nursemaid — noun dated a woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children. verb look after or be overprotective towards … English new terms dictionary
nursemaid — noun (C) old fashioned a woman employed to look after young children … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nursemaid — 1. noun a woman or girl employed to care for children Syn: au pair, nanny, sluškinja 2. verb a) To tend to as a nursemaid … Wiktionary
nursemaid — UK [ˈnɜː(r)sˌmeɪd] / US [ˈnɜrsˌmeɪd] noun [countable] Word forms nursemaid : singular nursemaid plural nursemaids old fashioned a woman whose job is to look after someone s children in their home … English dictionary
nursemaid — nurse|maid [ nɜrs,meıd ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a woman whose job is to take care of someone s children in their home … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nursemaid — /ˈnɜsmeɪd / (say nersmayd) noun a maidservant employed to take care of children. Also, nurserymaid …
nurserymaid — ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : nursemaid * * * nursˈerymaid noun 1. A woman employed in a nursery 2. A nursemaid • • • Main Entry: ↑nursery … Useful english dictionary
dry nurse — noun a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant • Hypernyms: ↑nanny, ↑nursemaid, ↑nurse * * * noun 1. : a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant compare wet nurse 2. : one who aids or instructs another usually unnecessarily … Useful english dictionary
bonne — noun Etymology: French, from feminine of bon Date: 1771 a French nursemaid or maidservant … New Collegiate Dictionary
