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nurse    Audio Help   [nurs] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, nursed, nurs·ing.
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.Entomology. a worker that attends the young in a colony of social insects.
6.Billiards. 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.to 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.Billiards. to maintain the position of (billiard balls) for a series of caroms.
–verb (used without object)
18.to suckle a child, esp. 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; (n.) ME, var. of n(o)urice, norice < OF < LL nūtrīcia, n. use of fem. of L nūtrīcius nutritious; (v.) earlier nursh (reduced form of nourish), assimilated to the n.]

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.
7, 9. neglect.
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nurse    Audio Help   (nûrs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A person educated and trained to care for the sick or disabled.
    1. A woman employed to take care of a child; a nursemaid.
    2. A woman employed to suckle children other than her own; a wet nurse.
  2. One that serves as a nurturing or fostering influence or means: "Town life is the nurse of civilization" (C.L.R. James).
  3. Zoology A worker ant or bee that feeds and cares for the colony's young.

v.   nursed, nurs·ing, nurs·es

v.   tr.
  1. To serve as a nurse for: nursed the patient back to health.
    1. To cause or allow to take milk from the breast: a mother nursing her baby.
    2. To feed at the breast of; suckle.
  2. To try to cure by special care or treatment: nurse a cough with various remedies.
  3. To treat carefully, especially in order to prevent pain: He nursed his injured knee by shifting his weight to the other leg.
  4. To manage or guide carefully; look after with care; foster: nursed her business through the depression. See Synonyms at nurture.
  5. To bear privately in the mind: nursing a grudge.
  6. To consume slowly, especially in order to conserve: nursed one drink all evening.

v.   intr.
  1. To serve as a nurse.
  2. To take nourishment from the breast; suckle.


[Middle English norice, nurse, wet nurse, from Old French norrice, from Vulgar Latin *nutrīcia, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, from feminine of Latin nūtrīcius, that suckles, from nūtrīx, nūtrīc-, wet nurse; see (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots.]

nurs'er n.
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nurse  (n.1)
12c., nurrice "wet nurse, foster-mother to a young child," from O.Fr. norrice (source of proper name Norris), from L.L. *nutricia "nurse, governess, tutoress," from L., fem. of nutricius "that suckles, nourishes," from nutrix (gen. nutricis) "wet nurse," from nutrire "to suckle" (see nourish). Meaning "person who takes care of sick" first recorded in Eng. 1590; the verb is first attested 1535 in sense of "to suckle (an infant)," 1526 in the passive sense, alt. of M.E. nurshen (13c.; see nourish), originally "to bring up or suckle a child," sense of "take care of (a sick person)" is first recorded 1736.

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nurse  (n.2)
"dog fish, shark," 1499, of unknown origin.

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nurse

noun
1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) 
2. a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: nanny

verb
1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" 
2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: harbor
3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people 
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" 
5. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed] [ant: bottlefeed

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nurse1 [nəːs] noun
a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital
Example: She wants to be a nurse.
Arabic: مُمَرِّض، مُمَرِّضَه
Chinese (Simplified): 护士
Chinese (Traditional): 護士
Czech: zdravotní sestra
Danish: sygeplejerske; sygeplejer
Dutch: verpleegster
Estonian: põetaja, õde
Finnish: sairaanhoitaja
French: infirmier, *-ière
German: der, *die Krankenpfleger(in)
Greek: νοσοκόμος, νοσοκόμα
Hungarian: (beteg)ápoló
Icelandic: hjúkrunarfræðingur
Indonesian: perawat
Italian: infermiere
Japanese: 看護婦
Korean: 간호사, 간호인
Latvian: medicīnas māsa
Lithuanian: slaugė, medicinos sesuo
Norwegian: sykepleier, *-søster
Polish: pielęgniarka, pielęgniarz
Portuguese (Brazil): enfermeiro
Portuguese (Portugal): enfermeiro
Romanian: infirmieră
Russian: медицинская сестра
Slovak: zdravotná sestra
Slovenian: bolničarka, sestra
Spanish: enfermero
Swedish: sjuksköterska
Turkish: hastabakıcı, hemşire
nurse2 [nəːs] noun
a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children
Example: The children have gone out with their nurse.
Arabic: مُرَبِّي أو مُرَبِّيَة أطْفال
Chinese (Simplified): 保育员, 保姆
Chinese (Traditional): 保育員, 保姆
Czech: chůva
Danish: barnepige
Dutch: kindermeisje
Estonian: lapsehoidja
Finnish: lastenhoitaja
French: nurse
German: die Kinderfrau
Greek: παραμάνα
Hungarian: nörsz
Icelandic: fóstra
Indonesian: pengasuh anak
Italian: balia, bambinaia
Japanese: 乳母
Korean: 보모, 유모
Latvian: aukle
Lithuanian: auklė
Norwegian: barnepleier; barnepike
Polish: opiekunka
Portuguese (Brazil): ama
Portuguese (Portugal): ama
Romanian: bonă
Russian: няня
Slovak: pestúnka
Slovenian: varuška
Spanish: niñera
Swedish: barnsköterska
Turkish: dadı
nurse1 [nəːs] verb
to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital
Example: He was nursed back to health.
Arabic: يَعْتَني بالمَرْضى
Chinese (Simplified): 护理
Chinese (Traditional): 護理
Czech: ošetřovat
Danish: passe; pleje
Dutch: verplegen
Estonian: põetama
Finnish: hoitaa
French: soigner
German: pflegen
Greek: φροντίζω, νοσηλεύω
Hungarian: ápol
Icelandic: hjúkra, hlynna að
Indonesian: merawat
Italian: assistere
Japanese: 看護する
Korean: …을 간호하다
Latvian: kopt slimnieku
Lithuanian: slaugyti
Norwegian: pleie, stelle
Polish: pielęgnować
Portuguese (Brazil): cuidar
Portuguese (Portugal): tratar
Romanian: a îngriji
Russian: ухаживать (за больными)
Slovak: ošetrovať
Slovenian: negovati
Spanish: cuidar
Swedish: sköta, vårda
Turkish: (hastaya) bakmak
nurse2 [nəːs] verb
to give (a baby) milk from the breast
Arabic: يُرْضِع الطِّفْل
Chinese (Simplified): 喂奶
Chinese (Traditional): 餵奶
Czech: kojit
Danish: amme
Dutch: zogen
Estonian: imetama
Finnish: imettää
French: allaiter
German: stillen, die Brust geben
Greek: θηλάζω
Hungarian: szoptat
Icelandic: hafa á brjósti
Indonesian: menyusui
Italian: allattare
Japanese: 授乳する
Korean: (아기에게) 젖을 먹이다
Latvian: zīdīt (bērnu)
Lithuanian: žindyti, maitinti
Norwegian: amme, gi bryst
Polish: karmić piersią
Portuguese (Brazil): amamentar
Portuguese (Portugal): amamentar
Romanian: a alăpta
Russian: кормить грудью
Slovak: dojčiť
Slovenian: dojiti
Spanish: amamantar
Swedish: amma
Turkish: emzirmek, meme vermek
nurse3 [nəːs] verb
to hold with care
Example: She was nursing a kitten.
Arabic: يَعْتَني، يَحْمِل بِعِنايَه
Chinese (Simplified): 照料
Chinese (Traditional): 照料
Czech: chovat, laskat
Danish: holde forsigtigt
Dutch: koesteren
Estonian: hellitama
Finnish: helliä
French: bercer (dans ses bras)
German: hätscheln
Greek: κρατώ με προσοχή
Hungarian: gondoz
Icelandic: halda gætilega á
Indonesian: merawat
Italian: stringere, coccolare
Japanese: 世話する
Korean: 양육하다, 보살피다
Latvian: apmīļot, samīļot
Lithuanian: rūpestingai auginti, prižiūrėti
Norwegian: holde forsiktig, kjæle med
Polish: niańczyć, hołubić
Portuguese (Brazil): acalentar
Portuguese (Portugal): embalar
Romanian: a avea grijă de
Russian: нянчить(ся)
Slovak: varovať
Slovenian: pestovati
Spanish: acunar, mecer
Swedish: kela med
Turkish: özenle, *dikkatle tutmak
nurse4 [nəːs] verb
to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself
Arabic: يُطَوِّر، يُنَمّي، يُعَزِّز
Chinese (Simplified): 培养
Chinese (Traditional): 培養
Czech: pěstovat, živit (v sobě)
Danish: nære
Dutch: koesteren
Estonian: hellitama
Finnish: elätellä
French: nourrir
German: hegen
Greek: τρέφω, καλλιεργώ (π.χ. αισθήματα)
Hungarian: táplál
Icelandic: ala með sér
Indonesian: memendam
Italian: nutrire, alimentare
Japanese: いだく
Korean: (마음에) …을 품다; 앙양하다
Latvian: lolot; perināt
Lithuanian: puoselėti
Norwegian: nære, ruge over
Polish: żywić uczucie
Portuguese (Brazil): acalentar
Portuguese (Portugal): alimentar
Romanian: a nutri
Russian: лелеять, таить
Slovak: chovať
Slovenian: gojiti
Spanish: abrigar, guardar
Swedish: hysa
Turkish: teşvik etmek
See also: nursemaid, nursery, nurseryman, nursing, nursing-home, nursery rhyme, nursery school

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Nurse

Nour"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nourished; p. pr. & vb. n. Nourishing.] [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. norrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. Nurse, Nutriment, and see -ish.]

1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.

He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. --Is. xliv. 14.

2. To support; to maintain.

Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. --Shak.

3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues. "Nourish their contentions." --Hooker.

4. To cherish; to comfort.

Ye have nourished your hearts. --James v. 5.

5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments. --Chaucer.

Nourished up in the words of faith. --1 Tim. iv. 6.

Syn: To cherish; feed; supply. See Nurture.
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Nurse

Nour"sle\, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See Nurse.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also nosel, nousel, nousle, nowsle, nusle, nuzzle, etc.]

She noursled him till years he raught. --Spenser.
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