nurserymaid
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Then I remembered that the dead nurserymaid was French.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
One summer night, after she had been put to bed, her nurse and the nurserymaid were sitting by the nursery window darning some stockings.
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
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
"They'll be looking for a bridegroom for her soon," said the nurserymaid.
From The Blue Rose Fairy Book by Baring, Maurice
