Visual meaning of 'nursemaid' - Social Visual Dictionary

noun

A woman or girl employed to care for children

Examples:

"The family hired a nursemaid to look after their children while they were at work. "

person job family

verb

To tend to as a nursemaid.

Examples:

"The teacher had to nursemaid the students through the difficult math problem, explaining each step slowly and patiently. "

job family service human

verb

To care for or look after.

Examples:

"The older students nursemaid the younger children during their first few weeks at school, helping them find their classrooms and navigate the lunch line. "

job family service human

Related Words

Visual illustration for the word "younger" - In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

youngeradjective

/ˈjʌŋɡə/ /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/

In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

"a lamb is a young sheep; these picture books are for young readers"

Visual illustration for the word "students" - A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

studentsnoun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Visual illustration for the word "classrooms" - A room, often in a school, where classes take place

classroomsnoun

/ˈklæsˌruːmz/ /ˈklɑːsˌruːmz/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The students walked quickly to their classrooms before the bell rang. "

Visual illustration for the word "teacher" - A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

teachernoun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Visual illustration for the word "explaining" - To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

explainingverb

/ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Visual illustration for the word "problem" - A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

problemnoun

/ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɑbləm/

A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

"The leaky faucet in the kitchen is a problem that needs fixing. "

Visual illustration for the word "children" - A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

childrennoun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Visual illustration for the word "employed" - To hire (somebody for work or a job).

employedverb

/ɛmˈplɔɪd/

To hire (somebody for work or a job).

"Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

Visual illustration for the word "helping" - To provide assistance to (someone or something).

helpingverb

/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/

To provide assistance to (someone or something).

"He helped his grandfather cook breakfast."

Visual illustration for the word "navigate" - To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.

navigateverb

/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.

"He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr."

Visual illustration for the word "patiently" - In a patient manner.

patientlyadverb

/ˈpeɪʃəntli/

In a patient manner.

"My younger brother patiently waited for his turn to play video games. "

Visual illustration for the word "difficult" - To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

difficultverb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "