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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /nɝs/ · UK /nɜːs/
Forms: nurses
nurse means: A trained person who looks after people who are ill or injured.
noun
A trained person who looks after people who are ill or injured.
- The nurse checked my temperature.
- Two nurses helped him into bed.
- Is there a nurse on duty tonight?
Someone who looks after an ill or injured person, whether trained or not.
- My sister was my nurse at home.
- He became his wife’s nurse during her illness.
- Our neighbor acted as nurse while I recovered from surgery.
A woman employed to look after another family’s children.
- The nurse put the children to bed.
- Their nurse took them out each morning.
- A wealthy family employed her as a nurse for their baby.
A woman who feeds another person’s baby with milk from her own breasts.
- The baby was fed by a wet nurse.
- They hired a nurse when the mother could not feed her child.
- The nurse fed both her own infant and the family’s baby.
verb
To look after someone or an animal that is ill or injured.
- She nursed her sick father.
- We nursed the injured bird back to health.
- He stayed home to nurse his wife through her illness.
To protect and rest a painful or injured part of your body.
- He is nursing a sore knee.
- She stayed home to nurse her injured ankle.
- Several players are still nursing injuries from the last match.
To feed a baby with milk from your breasts.
- She nurses her baby every morning.
- The mother sat down to nurse.
- How often does your newborn need to nurse?
To keep thinking about an unpleasant feeling instead of letting it go.
- He still nurses a grudge.
- She nursed her resentment for years.
- They quietly nursed their anger after the unfair decision.
Questions about nurse
What does nurse mean?
A trained person who looks after people who are ill or injured.
What is nurse in other languages?
Türkçe: hemşire · Español: enfermero · Français: infirmier · Deutsch: Krankenpfleger · Italiano: infermiere · 日本語: 看護師
How do you pronounce nurse?
In American English /nɝs/; in British English /nɜːs/.
How do you use nurse in a sentence?
The nurse checked my temperature. Two nurses helped him into bed.
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