Nurse

/nɜːs/

noun

  1. A wet nurse.

  2. A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.

    They hired a nurse to care for their young boy.

  3. A person trained to provide care for the sick.

    The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward.

verb

  1. To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.

    She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.

  2. To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.

  3. To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.

    She nursed him back to health.

Synonyms: sip, husband

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