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Defenition of the word nurse

    • Defenition of the word nurse

      • A woman who watches over someone else's kids usually as a full-time job.
      • A person trained to provide care for the sick.
      • To maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings).
      • of infants
      • maintain; as of a theory, thoughts, or feelings; "bear a grudge"; "hold a grudge"
      • a woman who is the custodian of children
      • one skilled in caring for the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
      • try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury: "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
      • treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lyng in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
      • serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
      • one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
      • try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
      • give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
      • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
      • treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
      • try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
      • give suck to
      • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
      • treat carefully

    Synonyms for the word nurse

      • breastfeed
      • entertain
      • give suck
      • harbor
      • harbour
      • hold
      • lactate
      • nanny
      • nursemaid
      • suck
      • suckle
      • wet-nurse

    Meronymys for the word nurse

      • nurse-patient relation

    Hyponyms for the word nurse

      • accoucheuse
      • amah
      • Cavell
      • dry nurse
      • Edith Cavell
      • Edith Louisa Cavell
      • Florence Nightingale
      • foster-nurse
      • graduate nurse
      • head nurse
      • licensed practical nurse
      • LPN
      • mammy
      • Margaret Higgins Sanger
      • Margaret Sanger
      • matron
      • midwife
      • Nightingale
      • practical nurse
      • probationer
      • registered nurse
      • RN
      • Sanger
      • scrub nurse
      • student nurse
      • the Lady with the Lamp
      • trained nurse
      • visiting nurse
      • wet nurse
      • wet-nurse
      • wetnurse

    Hypernyms for the word nurse

      • adult female
      • care
      • care for
      • caregiver
      • do by
      • experience
      • feed
      • feel
      • give
      • give care
      • grub
      • handle
      • health care provider
      • health professional
      • keeper
      • pcp
      • primary care provider
      • surname
      • treat
      • woman

    Antonyms for the word nurse

      • bottlefeed

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