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
Stephen Sorace , Greg Wehner , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
Rodriguez, a former emergency room nurse, would be Wisconsin’s first woman governor and Crowley would be the first Black governor.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Then last night happened: Haliburton, nursing a calf strain, played a gritty 23 minutes, scoring 14 points and ending up plus-25.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Noun
The statement praised the hospital’s team of physicians, surgeons, nurses, clinicians and support staff who have focused on treating the victims.
—Stephen Sorace , Greg Wehner , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
Rodriguez, a former emergency room nurse, would be Wisconsin’s first woman governor and Crowley would be the first Black governor.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Verb
Once foxes are brought into the rescue and nursed back to health, many were available for adoption.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Then last night happened: Haliburton, nursing a calf strain, played a gritty 23 minutes, scoring 14 points and ending up plus-25.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse
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Something has to give, and maybe that’s opting for one parent to work part-time, hiring a nanny, or relying on grandparents or extended family.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Lauren had lost her grandfather a month before leaving Norfolk and would lose her nanny shortly after finding out about her mother’s diagnosis.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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She was born on July 10, 2024, to mother Jona, 26 and father Tony, 25, with two other siblings Pork Stew and Sweet Pork at the zoo in Chonburi, NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, reported.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Moo Deng was born on July 10, 2024, to mother Jona and father Tony at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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What are the neurons that make muscles ache and fatigue, or trigger migraines, or cause milk to flow in a mother’s breast when her baby suckles?—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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The 11-day schedule has more than 4000 athletes competing for titles in 34 sports including floorball, orienteering, and inline skating, then retiring to their housing in the all-inclusive athletes village designed to spur community-building and cultural exchange.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Texas House has 150 members, and at least 100 are needed to attend to reach a quorum.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Be babied by him with back rubs, head scratches and order fast food for dinner.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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But Vance thinks the real problem is that people just aren’t babying hard enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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Funds for the Parkland Library reopening came from a mix of allocations in the city budget, federal American Rescue Plan funds and donations raised through the Library Foundation.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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The case raised major questions about the line between freedom of expression and privacy, and what is actually newsworthy.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
28 July 2025
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During his latter stint on the council, Spelman called on Austin police to reevaluate how officers spent their time and encouraged the city to consider alternative programs to reduce crime.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Community members are encouraged to see the stadium before the start of the 2025 football season.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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With just hours to spare before South Park‘s Season 27 premiere tonight, the show’s future has been locked in for the next five years.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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As the list below shows, measuring the area on Google Maps reveals that each of Disney's existing theme parks should comfortably fit into the north Yas site with more than 100 acres to spare.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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