noun
definition
A woman or girl employed to care for children
verb
definition
To tend to as a nursemaid.
definition
To care for or look after.
example
I don't believe I have to nursemaid these two rookies through their entire probationary period.
Examples of nursemaid in a Sentence
You have been playing nursemaid for two days.
Nursemaid's elbow is a common occurrence in children from the ages of one to four or five.
Symptoms of nursemaid's elbow include immediate pain in the injured arm, refusal or inability to move the injured arm, creating a condition called pseudo-paralysis, persistent crying, refusal to play, and anxiety.
The diagnosis of nursemaid's elbow is made through a physical examination by the child's physician.
Unfortunately, nursemaid's elbow commonly occurs when an obstinate child is forcibly pulled along or lifted by the forearm by a parent or older sibling.
Nursemaid's elbow-An injury to the ligament (strong band of tissue) that keeps the two bones of the forearm in the correct place.
Luckily I also had a willing nursemaid in house.
Nursemaid's elbow is an injury to the ligament (strong band of tissue) that keeps the two bones of the forearm in the correct place.
Nursemaid's elbow is also called subluxation of the radial head, pulled elbow, slipped elbow, or toddler elbow.
Nursemaid's elbow is caused by a strong force on the elbow, such as a sudden pulling or yanking on the hand or forearm.
She wore white and smiled, more like a nursemaid than the woman whose job was to collect souls.