nurse
noun
1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
Definition categories: person, caregiver
2. a woman who is the custodian of children
Similar word(s): nanny, nursemaid
Definition categories: person, keeper, woman
Sentences with nurse as a noun:
- They hired a nurse to care for their young boy
- The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward
verb
1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs
Definition categories: body, treat
2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
Similar word(s): entertain, harbor, harbour, hold
Definition categories: emotion, experience, feel
3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
Definition categories: social, care
4. treat carefully
- He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon
- He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly
Definition categories: social, handle, treat
5. give suck to
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
Similar word(s): breastfeed, lactate, suck, suckle
Definition categories: consumption, feed, give
Sentences with nurse as a verb:
- She nursed him back to health.
- She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed.
- Would you like to nurse the puppy?