as in nannies
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 mothers
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 suckles
to give milk to from the breast
a new mother's decision to nurse her baby
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as in has
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 babies
to treat with great or excessive care
nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week
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as in raises
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 encourages
to help the growth or development of
her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent
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as in spares
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 nurses
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Two former emergency room nurses allege dangerous misconduct inside Heritage Valley Sewickley's emergency department and accuse hospital leaders of failing to act.
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Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Among them are nurses Maddie and Rileigh, who requested to only go by their first names out of privacy concerns.
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Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
When unveiling its new rules, the department said short staffing of nurses was a particular problem in psychiatric hospitals.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
On Thursday, more than 500 nurses arrived at Capitol Hill for a day of advocacy.
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Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
29 June 2026
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.
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Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
Total clinic compensation includes pay of primary care physicians, medical specialties, surgeons and advanced practice nurses and physician assistants.
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Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Two former emergency room nurses allege dangerous misconduct inside Heritage Valley Sewickley's emergency department and accuse hospital leaders of failing to act.
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Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Among them are nurses Maddie and Rileigh, who requested to only go by their first names out of privacy concerns.
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Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
When unveiling its new rules, the department said short staffing of nurses was a particular problem in psychiatric hospitals.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
On Thursday, more than 500 nurses arrived at Capitol Hill for a day of advocacy.
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Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
29 June 2026
Verb
After Robin is gravely injured, he is taken in by the sage prioress Brigid (Jodie Comer), who nurses him back to health at an island convent.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.
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Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurses
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That balancing act became even more challenging when working for some of the families featured on the show, whose expectations often pushed the nannies outside of their comfort zones.
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Parents from working- and middle-class households are more likely to rely on screens compared to high-income parents, who can hire childcare services, such as full-time nannies.
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Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy.
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Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family.
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Just like white vinegar, lemon juice has an acidity that can get rid of dullness affecting your whites.
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Miami has 12 roster spots filled and will add two or three other players on value deals.
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Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow.
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Hummers are the smallest and lightest of birds, some weighing no more than a coin, some babies the size of a bean.
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At present, the union is pushing for 11% raises each year for three years — a proposal that the CSU has not yet responded to.
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This close work between the private entity – usually Google – and law enforcement throughout the geofence warrant process raises significant privacy and civil liberties concerns.
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Valentine also testified that the FDA encourages infant formula companies to send in all adverse event reports and that nothing prevented Mead Johnson from doing so.
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Kalibrate’s program, according to the lawsuit, encourages gas stations to upload private price data.
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That move largely spares local governments budgetary hits that nonpartisan legislative analysts pegged between $2 billion to $3 billion annually.
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The exclusive course, which is financially supported by oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a Putin associate, spares no expense.
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Non-compete agreements bound 30 million Americans, including even low-wage fast-food workers and dog sitters.
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Freud held famously unhurried sessions, often requiring sitters to spend unbroken hours in the studio over the course of days or even months.
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“Nurses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurses. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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