nurse

/nə:s/
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

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A nurse checks a patient's blood pressure in the hospital room.