nurse

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /nɜːs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /nərs/

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Noun

Singular nurse

Plural nurses

A nurse.

1. (countable) A nurse is a healthcare worker who helps doctors and helps sick or injured people with the activities of daily life.
2. (countable) A nurse is a woman who takes care of other people's children.
3. (old, no longer used) (countable) A wet nurse

Synonyms

• nanny

Verb

Plain form nurse

Third-person singular nurses

Past tense nursed

Past participle nursed

Present participle nursing

1. (transitive) If you nurse a sick or injured person or animal, you help them with the activities of daily life.

   I admire the time he took to nurse that sick dog back to health.

2. (transitive) If you nurse a body part or an injury, you rest it and are careful about it.
3. (transitive) If you nurse a bad feeling, you think about it often and try not to forget it.
4. (transitive) If you nurse a drink, you drink it very slowly.