nurserymaid

Example Sentences

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Then I remembered that the dead nurserymaid was French.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

Our nurserymaid, a hizzie from the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, was a confirmed and noted believer in dreams, omens, tatie-bogles, and sundry other kinds of apparitions.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

He shared her breakfast as he had shared her supper; and immediately after breakfast, mother and daughter, attended by nurserymaid and footman, sallied forth to provide proper luxuries for Chloe's accommodation.

From The Widow's Dog by Mitford, Mary Russell

"And as different from the little one as cloth from silk," said the nurserymaid.

From The Blue Rose Fairy Book by Baring, Maurice

It was somewhat comical to watch him eyeing a stout young nurserymaid, who had brought a plump baby with her.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 12, 1890 by Various