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How to pronounce nurse in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms nanny, nursemaid
Type of woman, adult female, keeper
Has types dry nurse, amah, wet-nurse, wetnurse, mammy, wet nurse
Type Words
Synonyms breastfeed, give suck, lactate, suck, suckle, wet-nurse
Type of give, feed
Verb group suck
Derivation nursery, nursing


The wetnurse suckled the infant.
You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places.
Type Words
Synonyms entertain, harbor, harbour, hold
Type of feel, experience
Type Words
Type of pcp, caregiver, health care provider, primary care provider, health professional
Has types matron, foster-nurse, graduate nurse, head nurse, licensed practical nurse, lpn, accoucheuse, midwife, practical nurse, probationer, registered nurse, rn, scrub nurse, student nurse, trained nurse, visiting nurse
Type Words
Type of give care, care
Derivation nursing
Type Words
Type of handle, treat, do by
Derivation nurser


He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon.
He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly.
Type Words
Type of care for, treat
Derivation nursing


He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs.

Examples of nurse

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His wife, Zhang Xiaoping, 50, earns $260 a month as a nurse at a local hospital.
From the businessweek.com
The nurse returned and told me the doctor wanted her to go to an emergency room.
From the thenewstribune.com
Today she also has regular visits from a mental health nurse and support worker.
From the people.co.uk
By law, a district need only to provide a nurse per 3,000 students, Looney said.
From the tennessean.com
In the 80s Lindsey trained as a nurse and then a midwife at the London hospital.
From the guardian.co.uk
It has a greater amount of capsaicin and has to be applied by a doctor or nurse.
From the stltoday.com
The babysitters even allowed the other mums'calves to nurse if they were hungry.
From the newscientist.com
Eventually I just had to push at 9 cm while the nurse manually cleared the rest.
From the kansas.com
A nurse had to talk me through that first venesection as I gurned and contorted.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • One skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
  • Try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
  • Harbor: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
  • Nanny: a woman who is the custodian of children
  • Serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
  • 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"
  • A nurse is a healthcare professional who, in collaboration with other members of a health care team, is responsible for: treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill individuals; health promotion and maintenance within families, communities and populations; and, treatment of ...
  • Nurse was the first major label album released by the band Therapy?. It was released on November 2, 1992 on A&M Records. The album was mainly recorded at Loco Studio in Caerleon, Wales, apart from "Gone" which was recorded in Annamoe, Ireland. ...
  • Nurse is a rock band, originally coming together in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2004. The band formed when the remnants of the defunct progressive rock band Sonorus asked the singer of the dissolving rock band Seraphim to sing for them. They released their first album Walking Past in 2004.