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nursemen

nursemen is the plural of nurseman.

Meaning of nurseman

Noun

nurseman (plural nursemen)

  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);1859, Oliné Keese [pen name; Caroline Leakey], “Port Arthur.—The Settlement.”, in The Broad Arrow: Being Passages from the History of Maida Gwynnham, a Lifer, volume II, London: Richard Bentley, page...

Questions about nursemen

What is nursemen the plural of?
Nursemen is the plural of nurseman.

Words near nursemen in the dictionary

  1. nursemaid
  2. nursemaided
  3. nursemaiding
  4. nursemaids
  5. nurseman
  6. nursemen
  7. nursepond
  8. nurseponds
  9. nurser
  10. nurseries
  11. nursers

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