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nurse

The correct spelling is nurse.

How to pronounce nurse

/nɜːs/
noun

IPA: /nɜːs/

Say it like: Nur-se

The correct spelling is nurse. A wet nurse. For example: "They hired a nurse to care for their young boy."

Usage Examples

They hired a nurse to care for their young boy.

The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward.

Eton College has been called "the chief nurse of England's statesmen".

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A wet nurse.
  2. 2.A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.
  3. 3.A person trained to provide care for the sick.
  4. 4.One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
  5. 5.A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.

verb

  1. 1.To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
  2. 2.To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
  3. 3.To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
  4. 4.To treat kindly and with extra care
  5. 5.To manage with care and economy

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