The nurse is Moll’s caretaker from the time Moll is three years old until she is a teenager. The nurse takes in orphaned children on behalf of the local parish, and she tenderly cares for them until they are old enough to either “go to Service”—work as maids, cooks, or other positions of service—or care for themselves. The nurse is kind and attentive, and she is from a good family. She enjoys art, and she makes sure that all the children under her care are able to read and dance. When Moll is eight years old and ordered into Service, the nurse agrees to keep her on, and she promises Moll that she will never have to go to Service. The nurse dies after a sudden illness, and Moll goes to live with the lady. The nurse represents piety and virtue in the novel, and she serves as an example of morality and goodness.