NURSE Synonyms: 251 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈnərs

as in nanny

a person employed to care for a young child or children sent his little son back to his nurse so that he could return to his study to work

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verb

as in to mother

to attend to the needs and comforts of willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm

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as in to suckle

to give milk to from the breast a new mother's decision to nurse her baby

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wean

as in to have

to keep in one's mind or heart he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend

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as in to baby

to treat with great or excessive care nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week

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as in to raise

to bring to maturity through care and education as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years

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as in to encourage

to help the growth or development of her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent

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as in to spare

to use or give out in stingy amounts he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch

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Noun

The problem is that overstretched nurses and hospital teams can only take vital signs a few times a day. —

Frank Chan, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 The injury prompted his younger sister, Beth Carter, to become a nurse. —

Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024

Verb

Animal Services staff then nursed the puppies to health and sent them to a foster caregiver. —

Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024 Fanny threw respectability to the wind and moved him into her house to nurse him. —

Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nurse

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“Nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.

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Last Updated: 11 Sep 2024 - Updated example sentences

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