nursemaid
noun
- female servant employed in the field of the care of children
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From nurse + maid.
- A woman or girl employed to care for children.
verb
Etymology: From nurse + maid.
- To tend to as a nursemaid.
- To care for or look after.
“I don't believe I have to nursemaid these two rookies through their entire probationary period.”
“‘Make the most of it,’ said Ford. ‘Because what I want you to do is to nursemaid that package out of the building.”