nursemaid

Synonyms:

nanny, nurse

Types:

dry nurse

a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant

mammy

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

amah, wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

Type of:

keeper

someone in charge of other people

adult female, woman

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)