nurse
[ nurs ]
/ nɜrs /
noun
verb (used with object), nursed, nurs·ing.
verb (used without object), nursed, nurs·ing.
Origin of nurse
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English, variant of
n(o)urice, norice < Old French < Late Latin
nūtrīcia, noun use of feminine of Latin
nūtrīcius
nutritious; (v.) earlier
nursh (reduced form of
nourish), assimilated to the noun
SYNONYMS FOR nurse
14
rear,
raise.
Nurse,
nourish,
nurture may be used almost interchangeably to refer to bringing up the young.
Nurse, however, suggests attendance and service;
nourish emphasizes providing whatever is needful for development; and
nurture suggests tenderness and solicitude in training mind and manners.
OTHER WORDS FROM nurse
non·nurs·ing, adjective o·ver·nurse, verb (used with object), o·ver·nursed, o·ver·nurs·ing. un·der·nurse, noun well-nursed, adjectiveWords nearby nurse
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British Dictionary definitions for nurse
nurse
/ (nɜːs) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for nurse
C16: from earlier
norice, Old French
nourice, from Late Latin
nūtrīcia nurse, from Latin
nūtrīcius nourishing, from
nūtrīre to nourish
Medical definitions for nurse
nurse
[ nûrs ]
n.
A person trained to care for the sick or disabled, especially one educated in the scientific basis of human response to health problems and trained to assist a physician.
A wet nurse.
An individual who cares for an infant or young child.
v.
To serve as a nurse.
To provide or take nourishment from the breast; suckle.