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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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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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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Recent Examples of nurse
Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Mel and all of the other doctors and nurses involved in Amber’s case simply have to move on … to an honor walk for Nick Bradley, who is being transferred to an organ transplant center because his parents have finally agreed to donate their 18-year-old son’s organs.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The result, especially given the absence of Davis (nursing an abdominal strain), was among the most impressive of the season for the Lakers and snapped a five-game winning streak for the Knicks (32-17).
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Trump administration initially seemed likely to target the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, a cohort of doctors, scientists, nurses, and even veterinarians who investigate and respond to disease outbreaks around the world.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Mel and all of the other doctors and nurses involved in Amber’s case simply have to move on … to an honor walk for Nick Bradley, who is being transferred to an organ transplant center because his parents have finally agreed to donate their 18-year-old son’s organs.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
But nursing the pups back to full health is no small feat.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The result, especially given the absence of Davis (nursing an abdominal strain), was among the most impressive of the season for the Lakers and snapped a five-game winning streak for the Knicks (32-17).
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse
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Last year, Seoul sponsored a pilot program to import a hundred nannies from the Philippines.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Okay, finally, the family having two nannies is mentioned.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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Staff Picks: Our 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2025 Beginning with Ethel Cain, mothers will be mothering all throughout the year.—
James Factora,
Them,
16 Jan. 2025
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Officials estimate that Wisdom has produced 50 to 60 eggs in her lifetime and has mothered as many as 30 chicks.—
Gabriella Rudy,
NBC News,
6 Dec. 2024
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Avoiding them is all but impossible in a world where water supplies are tainted and babies suckle on plastic bottles from their earliest days on earth.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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Joan jumped on her leg in an attempt to get some and started to suckle the cheese.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2024
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Not having a chance to separate from the role, though, made maintaining her own identity a challenge and soon others in the production started to notice.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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The music, name and likeness of Notorious B.I.G. will soon have a new home as the late rapper’s estate is close to signing a deal with Primary Wave, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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While her older brother, Crown Prince Hussein, is the heir to the throne, Iman is not in the line of succession—and neither may her baby.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The sensitive child of the bunch doesn’t need to be babied.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
28 Nov. 2023
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Von der Leyen has proposed that the EU's executive branch, the European Commission, raise up to $161 billion on financial markets that would be loaned to member countries buy new military equipment for themselves, or to send to Ukraine.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Broward teachers, other school district employees get 3% raises Eyeing a friendly Supreme Court, Republicans push for the Ten Commandments in schools Trump vowed to leverage federal money to fight antisemitism.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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But the internet encourages the transformation of antipathy into creative fodder, and enables its dissemination.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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Officials encourage Carolinians to stay informed through official emergency sources and call 911 to report any immediate threats.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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And small caps weren't spared either, with the Russell 2000 finishing the week down 1.2%.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Facing revolutionary justice in 1922, Rostov was spared because he was thought to have authored a poem that helped inspire the revolution.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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