nurse
US /nɝːs/
UK /nɝːs/
1.
a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.
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The nurse checked the patient's vital signs.
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He wants to become a male nurse.
1.
to care for (a sick or infirm person) in a professional capacity.
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She decided to nurse her ailing mother at home.
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He spent years nursing his injured leg back to health.
2.
to hold (a baby) at the breast and feed it.
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The mother began to nurse her newborn.
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She sat down to nurse the baby.