Nurseman

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A man employed to care for children.

    "Danby, the nurseman, was cautioned against kissing, or permitting kisses from the little girl (still the baby of the Evelyn family);"

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"Danby, the nurseman, was cautioned against kissing, or permitting kisses from the little girl (still the baby of the Evelyn family);"

Etymology

From nurse + -man.

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