nurse

/nˈɝs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
2. a woman who is the custodian of children

verb

1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
   “He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs”
2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
   “bear a grudge”
3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
4. treat carefully
   “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”
5. give suck to
   “The wetnurse suckled the infant”

Synonyms for nurse

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

Words that rhyme with nurse

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• curse
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• adverse
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• intersperse
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• reimburse
• submerse
• averse
• coerce
• disburse
• hearse
• rehearse
• terse
• transverse
• bearce
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• bearss
• biodiverse
• burse
• emerse
• furse