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nurse

Nouns

• (n) one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
• (n) a woman who is the custodian of children nanny, nursemaid,

Verbs

• (v) try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
  • He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs
• (v) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  • bear a grudge
  • entertain interesting notions
  • harbor a resentment
  harbor, entertain, harbour, hold,
• (v) serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
• (v) 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
• (v) give suck to
  • The wetnurse suckled the infant
  • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
  breastfeed, give suck, lactate, wet-nurse, suckle, suck,

Synonyms

harbor entertain harbour hold nanny nursemaid breastfeed give suck lactate wet-nurse suckle suck

Antonyms

bottlefeed

Words of close approximity