noun
plural nurses
[count] a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor's office
old-fashioned :a woman who is paid to take care of a young child usually in the child's home - see also wet nurse
verb
nurses; nursed; nursing
[+ obj] :to take care of or help (someone who is sick or injured)
[+ obj] :to give special care or attention to (something) :to try to keep (something) from failing
[+ obj] :to feed (a baby or young animal) with milk from the mother's body
[no obj] of a baby or young animal :to take milk from the mother's body
[+ obj] :to hold (something, such as an idea or a strong feeling) in your mind for a long time
[+ obj] :to drink (something) very slowly over a long period of time
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