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1.
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
2.
a woman who has the general care of a child or children; dry nurse.
3.
a woman employed to suckle an infant; wet nurse.
4.
any fostering agency or influence.
5.
EXPANDEntomology. a worker that attends the young in a colony of social insects.
6.
COLLAPSEBilliards. the act of maintaining the position of billiard balls in preparation for a carom.
verb (used with object)
7.
to tend or minister to in sickness, infirmity, etc.
8.
to try to cure (an ailment) by taking care of oneself: to nurse a cold.
9.
to look after carefully so as to promote growth, development, etc.; foster; cherish: to nurse one's meager talents.
10.
to treat or handle with adroit care in order to further one's own interests: to nurse one's nest egg.
11.
EXPANDto use, consume, or dispense very slowly or carefully: He nursed the one drink all evening.
12.
to keep steadily in mind or memory: He nursed a grudge against me all the rest of his life.
13.
to suckle (an infant).
14.
to feed and tend in infancy.
15.
to bring up, train, or nurture.
16.
to clasp or handle carefully or fondly: to nurse a plate of food on one's lap.
17.
COLLAPSEBilliards. to maintain the position of (billiard balls) for a series of caroms.
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Nursing
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used without object)
18.
to suckle a child, especially one's own.
19.
(of a child) to suckle: The child did not nurse after he was three months old.
20.
to act as nurse; tend the sick or infirm.
Origin:
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English, variant of n(o)urice, norice < Old French < Late Latin nūtrīcia, noun use of feminine of Latin nūtrīcius nutritious; (v.) earlier nursh (reduced form of nourish), assimilated to the noun
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English, variant of n(o)urice, norice < Old French < Late Latin nūtrīcia, noun use of feminine of Latin nūtrīcius nutritious; (v.) earlier nursh (reduced form of nourish), assimilated to the noun
Related forms
non·nurs·ing, adjective
o·ver·nurse, verb (used with object), -nursed, -nurs·ing.
un·der·nurse, noun
well-nursed, adjective
Synonyms
9. encourage, abet, help, aid, back. 14. rear, raise. Nurse, nourish, nurture may be used almost interchangeably to refer to bringing up the young. Nurse, however, suggests attendance and service; nourish emphasizes providing whatever is needful for development; and nurture suggests tenderness and solicitude in training mind and manners.
9. encourage, abet, help, aid, back. 14. rear, raise. Nurse, nourish, nurture may be used almost interchangeably to refer to bringing up the young. Nurse, however, suggests attendance and service; nourish emphasizes providing whatever is needful for development; and nurture suggests tenderness and solicitude in training mind and manners.
Antonyms
7, 9. neglect.
7, 9. neglect.
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Word Origin & History
nurse
"dog fish, shark," 1499, of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary
nurse (nûrs)
n.
A person trained to care for the sick or disabled, especially one educated in the scientific basis of human response to health problems and trained to assist a physician.
A wet nurse.
An individual who cares for an infant or young child.
To serve as a nurse.
To provide or take nourishment from the breast; suckle.
nursing n.
The profession of a nurse.
The tasks performed or care provided by a nurse.
The act or practice of breast-feeding.
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