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Quick definitions from WordNet (nurse)
▸ noun: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
▸ noun: a woman who is the custodian of children
▸ verb: treat carefully ("He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon")
▸ verb: serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
▸ verb: try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury ("He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs")
▸ verb: give suck to ("The wetnurse suckled the infant")
▸ verb: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8450)
▸ Also see nursing
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▸ noun: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
▸ noun: a woman who is the custodian of children
▸ verb: treat carefully ("He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon")
▸ verb: serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
▸ verb: try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury ("He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs")
▸ verb: give suck to ("The wetnurse suckled the infant")
▸ verb: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8450)
▸ Also see nursing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to nurse
▸ Usage examples for nurse
▸ Idioms related to nurse (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing nurse
▸ Words that often appear near nurse
▸ Rhymes of nurse
▸ Invented words related to nurse