Difference between Nursemaid and Nanny

What is the difference between Nursemaid and Nanny?

Nursemaid as a noun is a woman or girl employed to care for children while Nanny as a noun is a child's nurse

Nursemaid

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a woman or girl employed to care for children

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To tend to as a nursemaid. To care for or look after.

Nanny

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A child's nurseA grandmother.A female goat

Example sentence: I used to get very, very frustrated by people being told what to do by nanny in Brussels. And I remember once I rang the official who was actually responsible for banning the prawn-cocktail-flavoured crisp, which I think contained a dye called Arithrazine or something like that.

We hope you now know whether to use Nursemaid or Nanny in your sentence.

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