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nurse
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- pronunciation:
- nuhrs
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A nurse is a person who takes care of sick and injured people.
Before I saw my doctor, a nurse took my temperature and checked my height and weight.Rory went to the nurse's office at school after he scraped his knee.
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| definition 2: |
A nurse is a person who is paid to look after a child or several children.
When Cole was very little, he had a nurse take care of him while his parents were at work.- similar words:
- nanny
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
nurses, nursing, nursed |
| definition 1: |
When someone nurses you, they take care of you when you are sick or hurt, and they try to make you well.
The vet nursed the sick kitten until it was healthy again.- synonyms:
- attend, minister to
- similar words:
- take care of, treat
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| definition 2: |
When a mother nurses a baby, she feed the baby from her breast.
My mom nursed my baby sister until she was around two years old.
- similar words:
- feed
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