nurse

/nə:s/

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Explanation of the Word "Nurse"

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb

Usage Instructions

• As a Noun: Use the word "nurse" to refer to someone in the healthcare profession who cares for patients.

  • Example: "The nurse checked my temperature and gave me medicine."

• As a Verb: Use "nurse" when you talk about taking care of someone or something, especially when it's sick or hurt.

  • Example: "She had to nurse her cold by resting and drinking lots of fluids."

Advanced Usage

• Nursing Care: This refers to the professional care provided by nurses in a healthcare setting.
• Nursing Theory: Refers to the frameworks that guide nursing practices and education.

Word Variants

• Nursing (noun): The profession or practice of caring for the sick.

  • Example: "She is studying nursing at the university."

• Nursed (verb): The past tense of "nurse."

  • Example: "He nursed his injury for weeks."

Different Meanings

1. To nurse a grudge: This means to hold onto feelings of resentment or anger about something.

   • Example: "She continues to nurse a grudge against her former boss."

2. To nurse an idea or feeling: This means to keep thinking about a certain idea or feeling carefully and privately.

   • Example: "He has been nursing the idea of starting his own business."

Synonyms

• Caregiver: A person who provides care for another.
• Nurturer: Someone who takes care of and encourages the growth or development of someone or something.
• Attendant: A person employed to provide assistance, especially in a healthcare setting.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

• Nurse something back to health: To take care of someone or something until they are well again.

  • Example: "After the storm, they worked hard to nurse the garden back to health."

• Nurse a drink: To sip a drink slowly rather than finishing it quickly.

  • Example: "He sat at the bar, nursing his drink all evening."

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Noun

1. a woman who is the custodian of children
2. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

Verb

1. give suck to
   • The wetnurse suckled the infant
   • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
2. 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
3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
4. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
   • bear a grudge
   • entertain interesting notions
   • harbor a resentment
5. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
   • He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs

Synonyms

• nanny
• nursemaid
• breastfeed
• suckle
• suck
• wet-nurse
• lactate
• give suck
• harbor
• harbour
• hold
• entertain