nursemaid
- IPA[ˈnərsˌmād]
美式
- a woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children.
- look after or be overprotective toward
verb: nursemaid, 3rd person present: nursemaids, gerund or present participle: nursemaiding, past tense: nursemaided, past participle: nursemaided
noun: nursemaid, plural noun: nursemaids
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. dated a woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children.
動詞
- 1. look after or be overprotective toward I haven't got time to nursemaid you through these blips
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈnəːsmeɪd]
英式
- a woman or girl employed to look after a young child or children.
- look after or be overprotective towards: I haven't got time to nursemaid you through these problems
Oxford Dictionary