Nurse (Ultra monster)
WordNet
noun
(1) A woman who is the custodian of children
(2) One skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
verb
(3) Try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
"He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
(4) Give suck to
"The wetnurse suckled the infant"
"You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
(5) Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
"Bear a grudge"
"Entertain interesting notions"
"Harbor a resentment"
(6) 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"
(7) Serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
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Etymology
Variant form of the archaic , from , from , from , from .
Noun
- A wet-nurse.
- A woman who takes care of other people’s young.
- They hired a nurse to care for their young boy
- A person trained to provide care for the sick.
- The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward
Verb
- to breast feed
- She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.
- to care for the sick
- She nursed him back to health.
- to treat kindly and with extra care
- She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed.