nurse
/nɝs/noun, verb1 syllable
Nurse means: give suck to.
Synonyms for nurse17
noun, as in a woman who is the custodian of children
verb, as in give suck to
What does nurse mean?7
verb
give suck to“The wetnurse suckled the infant”
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)“bear a grudge”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury“He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs”
serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
treat carefully“He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”
noun
a woman who is the custodian of children
one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with nurse?13
three syllables
Nurse in a sentence
- The nurse was a witch, though the king did not know it.Hybrid
- Why do you want to become a nurse, then?sundown
- While still inside its beeswax cell, the larva is fed by nurse worker bees.Hybrid
- The nurse cleaned the wound, and then dressed it.sundown
- The woman works double shifts as a nurse, and for a worthless salary.DJ_Saidez
- She is not a nurse, but a doctor.Eldad
- She said she was nurse, which was a lie.jakov
- My father is an engineer, and my mother is a nurse.DJ_Saidez
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of nurse
as a noun
- plural
- nurses
as a verb
- past tense
- nursed
- present participle
- nursing
- third-person singular
- nurses
- past participle
- nursed