nurse

v. breast-feed; suckle; provide medical care; take care of; work as a nurse; use up slowly; dwell on, harbor (especially of jealousy or anger)

n. medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor); caretaker of a baby or young children, nanny

Nurses are responsible—along with other health care professionals—for the treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill or injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of life-threatening emergencies in a wide range of health care settings. Nurses may also be involved in medical and nursing research and perform a wide range of non-clinical functions necessary to the delivery of health care.
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Nurse 1. one who is especially prepared in the scientific basis of nursing and who meets certain prescribed standards of education and clinical [more]Nurse - Community and Resources

Noun
1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
(hypernym) health professional, health care provider, caregiver
(hyponym) foster-nurse
(member-holonym) nurse-patient relation
2. a woman who is the custodian of children
(synonym) nanny, nursemaid
(hypernym) woman, adult female
(hyponym) dry nurse
(derivation) breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
Verb
1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
(hypernym) treat, care for
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine
2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
(synonym) harbor, harbour, hold, entertain
(hypernym) feel, experience
3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
(hypernym) care, give care
4. treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
(hypernym) treat, handle, do by
(derivation) nurser
5. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
(synonym) breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
(hypernym) feed, give
(verb-group) suck
(derivation) nanny, nursemaid

n. nanny, nursemaid, governess