nurse

Noun

• a woman who is the custodian of children

• one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

Verb

• give suck to
  • The wetnurse suckled the infant
    
  • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
    

• 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
    

• serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  • bear a grudge
    
  • entertain interesting notions
    
  • harbor a resentment
    

• try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
  • He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs
    

Related words

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