Definitions for nurse
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nurse(noun)

   one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

2. nanny, nursemaid, nurse(verb)

   a woman who is the custodian of children

3. nurse(verb)

   try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

   "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"

4. harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse(verb)

   maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

   "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"

5. nurse(verb)

   serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

6. nurse(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"

7. breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck(verb)

   give suck to

   "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nurse(Noun)

   A wet-nurse.

   Etymology: Variant form of the archaic nourice, from norrice, from nutricius, from nutrix, from nutrire.

2. nurse(Noun)

   A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people's young.

   They hired a nurse to care for their young boy

   Etymology: Variant form of the archaic nourice, from norrice, from nutricius, from nutrix, from nutrire.

3. nurse(Noun)

   A person trained to provide care for the sick.

   The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward

   Etymology: Variant form of the archaic nourice, from norrice, from nutricius, from nutrix, from nutrire.

4. nurse(Verb)

   to breast feed

   She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.

   Etymology: Variant form of the archaic nourice, from norrice, from nutricius, from nutrix, from nutrire.

5. nurse(Verb)

   to care for the sick

   She nursed him back to health.

   Etymology: Variant form of the archaic nourice, from norrice, from nutricius, from nutrix, from nutrire.

6. nurse(Verb)

   to treat kindly and with extra care

   She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed.

   Etymology: Variant form of the archaic nourice, from norrice, from nutricius, from nutrix, from nutrire.

7. nurse(Verb)

   to drink slowly

   Etymology: Variant form of the archaic nourice, from norrice, from nutricius, from nutrix, from nutrire.

8. nurse(Verb)

   to foster, to nourish

   Many nurse this humanitarian idea which is not specifically Christian.

   Etymology: Variant form of the archaic nourice, from norrice, from nutricius, from nutrix, from nutrire.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nurse(noun)

   one who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: (a) A woman who has the care of young children; especially, one who suckles an infant not her own. (b) A person, especially a woman, who has the care of the sick or infirm

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

2. Nurse(noun)

   one who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, fosters, or the like

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

3. Nurse(noun)

   a lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his place

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

4. Nurse(noun)

   a peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction. See Cercaria, and Redia

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

5. Nurse(noun)

   either one of the nurse sharks

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

6. Nurse(verb)

   to nourish; to cherish; to foster

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

7. Nurse(verb)

   to nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

8. Nurse(verb)

   to take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to attend upon

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

9. Nurse(verb)

   to bring up; to raise, by care, from a weak or invalid condition; to foster; to cherish; -- applied to plants, animals, and to any object that needs, or thrives by, attention

   Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

10. Nurse(verb)

    to manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national resources

    Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

11. Nurse(verb)

    to caress; to fondle, as a nurse does

    Etymology: [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nurse

   nurs, n. a woman who nourishes an infant: a mother while her infant is at the breast: one who has the care of infants or of the sick: (hort.) a shrub or tree which protects a young plant.—v.t. to tend, as an infant or a sick person: to bring up: to cherish: to manage with care and economy: to play skilfully, as billiard-balls, in order to get them into the position one wants.—adj. Nurse′like (Shak.), like or becoming a nurse.—ns. Nurse′maid, a girl who takes care of children; Nurs′er, one who nurses: one who promotes growth; Nurs′ery, place for nursing: an apartment for young children: a place where the growth of anything is promoted: (hort.) a piece of ground where plants are reared; Nurs′ery-gov′erness; Nurs′erymaid, a nurse-maid; Nurs′eryman, a man who owns or works a nursery: one who is employed in cultivating plants, &c., for sale; Nurs′ing-fa′ther (B.), a foster-father; Nurs′ling, that which is nursed: an infant. [O. Fr. norrice (Fr. nourrice)—L. nutrix—nutrīre, to nourish.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. NURSE

   One who keeps setting up the drinks after you're all in. Out of the frying-pan into the face--Mothers' doughnuts. O Many hands make light work--also a good Jackpot. OAR A popular device for catching crabs.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nurse

   An able first lieutenant, who in former times had charge of a young boy-captain of interest, but possessing no knowledge for command. Also, a small kind of shark with a very rough skin; a dog-fish.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nurse

   A person whose whole business is to attend the sick in hospital. In the U. S. service, nurses are detailed in post hospitals from the companies who are serving at the post, and are exempt from other duty, but have to attend the parades for weekly inspections and the musters of their companies, unless especially excused by the commanding officer. Ordinarily one nurse is allowed to every ten persons sick in hospital. In the British service there are sergeants, orderly men, and nurses (generally women) in hospitals of regiments of the line.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nurse' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3215

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nurse' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2753

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nurse' in Nouns Frequency: #820

Anagrams for nurse »

1. Nuers, runes, urnes

2. Nuers

3. Runes

4. Urnes

How to pronounce nurse?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say nurse in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nurse in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nurse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of nurse in a Sentence

1. Shannon Farrell:

   She has swabbed countless people at the clinic since, wondering if shes exposing herself to the virus. Like many of her colleagues working in the COVID-19 world, she takes every possible precaution ; she showers at work after her shift, trying to ensure that she doesnt expose her parents to anything. Her work clothes go immediately into the washing machine. I just feel like this is such an unknown, said Koplin, who plans to return to bobsled next fall assuming bobsled season happens. Theres so many uncertainties and Im like, I dont want to take any chances in the sense that Im dragging this super-contagious virus around my house. Bren Jensen can relate. Shes a COVID-19 survivor. Being a survivor is her specialty. She lost a leg in a lawn-mower accident as a child and went on to represent the U.S. in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympics. She caught the virus, and a doctor that she shares an office with tested positive soon afterward. Theres no way of knowing how Bren Jensen got it or if she transmitted it to anyone else, but she was racked by guilt anyway. Ill be the first to admit that I was very skeptical, Bren Jensen said. Those first couple of weeks, I was even telling patients, Theres really not much to be concerned about unless you have underlying health issues or chronic lung disease. And then I came down with it and I realized how serious it was, because Im completely healthy and it took me down. She stayed down for three weeks, then returned to work. Her office has gone to whats called virtual visits, where patients are being seen remotely. Thats been a lifesaver just to keep everybody else calm, Bren Jensen said. Calmness is something Shannon Farrell has not found easily. Last week, she and another nurse held a mans hand as Shannon Farrell died, separated from Shannon Farrell family because of the threat of the virus. Easter dinner with her own family a couple days later was held outside, in a Wendys parking lot, social distancing practiced as they stood around their cars. The strangeness has been impossibly hard for Shannon Farrell to process. She knew as a high school junior, seven years ago, that this was her calling. But this may be beyond any worst-case scenario she envisioned. I helped to take care of my grandmother when she was sick with leukemia, and I remember liking that feeling of being helpful and making her feel more comfortable.

2. Lyndon Lee Suy:

   The nurse had bouts of fever, body pain, cough and difficulty in breathing - symptoms similar to a patient with MERS-CoV, testing was done which yielded positive results. The patient is in stable condition.

3. Heather Perry:

   It said ‘Perry’ on the card, but nothing else was filled out on the card. Not the height, not the weight, it just said ‘Perry.’ He noticed on the card it said number five, and our baby had been in number four… He told the nurse, ‘Why is he in a baby cart that says number five?’ She said ‘Oh that’s fine, that’s your baby.’.

4. Cheryl Turgeon:

   I know( a nurse) who said they're bagging two bodies a day, this is 2020. That shouldn't have happened.

5. Chiang Rai:

   We will drain all water out from the cave. Then we will take all 13 people out of the cave, we are now planning how to send( a) nurse and doctor inside the cave to check their health and movement. We will work all night.

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