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• nurse-tend — nurseˈ tend transitive verb and intransitive verb To attend as a sick nurse • • • Main Entry: ↑nurse …   Useful english dictionary

• nurse — /nerrs/, n., v., nursed, nursing. 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Cf. nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, physician s assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse. 2. a woman who has the general care of …   Universalium

• nurse — [[t]nɜrs[/t]] n. v. nursed, nurs•ing 1) med a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm, esp. a registered nurse 2) a woman who has the general care of a child or children 3) wet nurse 4) ent a worker that attends the …   From formal English to slang

• nurse — /nɜs / (say ners) noun 1. a person who has the care of the sick or infirm. 2. → nanny (def. 1). 3. a woman employed to breastfeed an infant; wet nurse. 4. any fostering agency or influence. 5. a worker that attends the young in a colony of social …  

• Nurse uniform — Nurses wearing a standard uniform consisting of a dress, apron and cap …   Wikipedia

• nurse — [nʉrs] n. [ME norse < OFr norice < LL nutricia < L nutricius, that suckles or nourishes < nutrix (gen. nutricis), wet nurse < nutrire, to nourish < IE * (s)neu , var. of base * (s)nā , to flow > NATANT, Sans snāuti, (she)… …   English World dictionary

• Nurse — Nurse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nursing}.] 1. To nourish; to cherish; to foster; as: (a) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant. (b) To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nurse Jackie — intertitle Genre Medical drama Comedy drama Created by Liz Brixius Evan Dunsky …   Wikipedia

• nurse — [n] person who tends to sick, cares for someone assistant, attendant, baby sitter, caretaker, foster parent, medic, minder, nurse practitioner, practical nurse, registered nurse, RN, sitter, therapist, wet nurse; concepts 357,414 nurse [v1] care… …   New thesaurus

• Nurse log — in Avatar Grove, BC A nurse log is a fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings. Broader definitions include providing shade or support to other plants. Some of the advantages a nurse log offers to a seedling… …   Wikipedia

• tend — tend, attend, mind, watch are comparable when they mean to take charge of or look after someone or something especially as a duty or in return for remuneration. Tend usually retains some notion of an earlier sense in which it means to pay… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms