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Definitions of nurse
  1. noun
    a woman who is the custodian of children

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  2. verb
    give suck to
    "The wetnurse suckled the infant" "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
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  3. verb
    maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
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  4. noun
    one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
  5. verb
    serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
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  6. verb
    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"
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  7. verb
    try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
    "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
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Examples of nurse
  • "The wetnurse suckled the infant"
  • "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
  • "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"
  • "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
  • "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
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