Meaning & Definition of Nurse in English

1. One skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

2. A woman who is the custodian of children

1. Try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

• "He nursed his cold with chinese herbs"

2. Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

• "Bear a grudge"

• "Entertain interesting notions"

• "Harbor a resentment"

3. Serve as a nurse

• Care for sick or handicapped people

4. 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"

5. Give suck to

• "The wetnurse suckled the infant"

• "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"