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The correct spelling is nurses.
How to pronounce nurses
noun
Say it like: Nur-ses
The correct spelling is nurses. 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.A wet nurse.
- 2.A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.
- 3.A person trained to provide care for the sick.
- 4.One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
- 5.A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
verb
- 1.To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
- 2.To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- 3.To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
- 4.To treat kindly and with extra care
- 5.To manage with care and economy
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