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nurse

English

🔊 one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
🔊 a woman who is the custodian of children
🔊 try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
“He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs”
🔊 treat carefully
“He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”
🔊 serve as a nurse
🔊 give suck to
“The wetnurse suckled the infant”
🔊 maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
“bear a grudge”