a nursemaid for [someone]
The family hired a nursemaid for their children.
这家人为孩子们雇了一位保姆。
受雇照看儿童的女性或女孩。
受雇照看儿童的女性或女孩。
A woman or girl employed to care for children.
保姆
a woman who is the custodian of children
The family hired a nursemaid to look after their two young children while they were at work.
这家人雇了一位保姆，在他们上班时照看两个年幼的孩子。
用法提示：句中 nursemaid 作名词单数，意为“保姆”。
In the old days, a wealthy household often had a nursemaid who lived in and cared for the children.
从前，富裕人家往往有一位住在家里的保姆来照看孩子。
用法提示：nursemaid 是名词，前面用不定冠词 a，表示“保姆”这一职业或身份。
The nursemaid took the children to the park every afternoon and read to them before bed.
那位保姆每天下午带孩子们去公园，睡前还给他们读书。
用法提示：名词前有定冠词 the，指“那位保姆”。
The family hired a nursemaid for their children.
这家人为孩子们雇了一位保姆。
nursemaid 是可数名词，复数形式为 nursemaids。
She worked as a nursemaid in a wealthy household.
她在一个富裕人家做保姆。
与 nursemaid 意思最接近，但 nanny 更常用，且可指男性；nursemaid 偏旧式。
通常指父母外出时短时照看，按时计酬，非长期住家关系；比 nursemaid 非正式。
英式说法，指在自己家中日间照看别人孩子的人，不一定是住家保姆；nursemaid 多指住家。
侧重儿童教育与行为管教，不侧重日常饮食起居照料；与 nursemaid 的重心不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has worked as nursemaid for five years.
正确表达She has worked as a nursemaid for five years.
nursemaid 是可数名词，单数表示身份时前面要用不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The nursemaid checked my temperature in the hospital.
正确表达The nurse checked my temperature in the hospital.
nurse 指护士，nursemaid 指照看孩子的保姆；医院里量体温的是 nurse。
grammar · medium
易错句子They hired a nursemaid to clean the house and cook meals.
正确表达They hired a maid to clean the house and cook meals.
nursemaid 专指照看孩子的保姆；做打扫、做饭等家务的人应用 maid（或 housekeeper）。
nanny 是现代常用词，指照看儿童的人，不分性别；nursemaid 是较旧式的说法，且明确指女性。
governess 指住在雇主家中负责教育孩子的女性，侧重教学；nursemaid 侧重日常照料孩子的饮食起居。
babysitter 常指短时、临时受雇照看孩子的人，不一定住家；nursemaid 指长期受雇、常驻的保姆。
受雇的保姆
The family hired a nursemaid to look after the twins.
这家人雇了一位保姆来照看双胞胎。
孩子们的保姆
She was nursemaid to the children for over ten years.
她做了十多年孩子们的保姆。
年轻的保姆
The young nursemaid sang softly to the baby.
年轻的保姆轻声对婴儿唱歌。
保姆的职责
Her nursemaid's duties included preparing meals and reading bedtime stories.
她的保姆职责包括准备饭菜和读睡前故事。
充当保姆
An older sister often acts as a nursemaid for her younger siblings.
姐姐常常充当弟弟妹妹的保姆。
雇用保姆
They decided to employ a nursemaid after their baby was born.
孩子出生后，他们决定雇用一位保姆。
指照顾儿童的工作，与保姆的职责直接相关。
保姆通常会照看婴儿。
幼儿是保姆日常看护的对象之一。
nursery是照顾孩子的地方，也可指托儿所。
保姆常在家庭环境中工作，负责照看孩子。
充当……的保姆；过分照料
I'm not going to play nursemaid to a bunch of adults.
我可不想当一群成年人的保姆。
精心指导；全程照料（使通过）
She nursemaided the proposal through the committee.
她精心指导，使提案通过了委员会的审议。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.