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nurse·maid (nʉrs′mād′)

noun

a woman hired to take care of a child or children
also nurserymaid nurs′ery·maid′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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