nurse
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: agriculture
ball-games
billiards
business
games
government
healthcare
hobbies
horticulture
lifestyle
nautical
sports
transport
Etymology: From Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, noun based on Latin nūtrīcius (“that which nourishes”), from nūtrīx (“wet nurse”), from nūtriō (“to suckle”).
Inflected forms:
form: nurses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: norice
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: nourice
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: nourse
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: nurses
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: nursing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: nursed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: nursed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: norice
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: nourice
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: nourse
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: My aunt was my nurse while I recuperated at home from surgery.
gloss: A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
pos: noun
examples: The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward.
Francis Urquhart: Right. Mackenzie. Health. No chance of getting him into a demo at a hospital, I suppose?
Tim Stamper: Doesn't go to hospitals any more. Kept getting beaten up by the nurses... I think he has trouble getting insured now.
gloss: A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
pos: noun
gloss: A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
pos: noun
examples: They hired a nurse to care for their young boy.
gloss: One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
examples: Eton College has been called "the chief nurse of England's statesmen".
the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise
gloss: A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
pos: noun
gloss: A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
pos: noun
gloss: A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.
pos: noun
gloss: A wet nurse.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
gloss: To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.
gloss: To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: She nursed him back to health.
gloss: To tend gently and with extra care.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed.
gloss: To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To drink (a beverage) slowly, so as to make it last.
pos: verb
tags: informal
transitive
examples: Rob was nursing a small beer.
gloss: To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
transitive
examples: to nurse a grudge
to nurse a grievance
If, like me, you have been confined to your home, glued to the news and nursing ever greater anxiety about the state of the world, you have probably become familiar with the sight of the World Health Organization’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and his daily press briefings.
gloss: To hold closely to one's chest.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Would you like to nurse the puppy?
gloss: To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: It is to our interest to let Lee and Johnston come together, just as a billiard-player would nurse the balls when he has them in a nice place
Related words: matron
sister
Derived words: allonurse
charge nurse
community nurse
community psychiatric nurse
district nurse
dry nurse
dry-nurse
drynurse
flight nurse
goodnight nurse
graduate nurse
hello nurse
murse
nit nurse
nonnurse
nursable
nurse-assistant
nurse assistant
nurse auxiliary
nursebot
nursedom
nursegirl
nursehound
nurse-in
nursekeeper
nursekin
nurseless
nurselet
nurselike
nurse log
nursely
nursemaid
nurseman
nurse merger
nursepond
nurse practitioner
nurse-practitioner
nurser
nursery nurse
nursetender
nursewear
nursie
nursle
nursling
nursy
overnurse
practical nurse
psychiatric nurse
registered nurse
scrub nurse
sicknurse
sick nurse
snottie's nurse
snotty's nurse
staff nurse
supernurse
telenurse
undernurse
wet nurse
wet-nurse
unnursed
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: verpleegkundige
lang: Afrikaans
word: verpleegster
lang: Afrikaans
word: verpleër
lang: Albanian
word: infermiere
lang: Arabic
word: مُمَرِّض
roman: mumarriḍ
lang: Arabic
word: مُمَرِّضَة
roman: mumarriḍa
lang: Arabic
word: ممرض
roman: mumarriḍ
lang: Arabic
word: مُمَرِّضَة
roman: mumarriḍa
lang: Arabic
word: سستر
roman: sistar
lang: Arabic
word: مُمَرِّض
roman: mumarriḍ
lang: Arabic
word: مُمَرِّضة
roman: mumarriḍa
lang: Armenian
word: բուժքույր
roman: bužkʻuyr
lang: Armenian
word: քույր
roman: kʻuyr
lang: Azerbaijani
word: tibb bacısı
lang: Azerbaijani
word: pərəstar
lang: Basque
word: erizain
lang: Belarusian
word: медсястра́
roman: mjedsjastrá
lang: Belarusian
word: сястра́
roman: sjastrá
lang: Bengali
word: নার্স
roman: narśo
lang: Bulgarian
word: медици́нска сестра́
roman: medicínska sestrá
lang: Burmese
word: သူနာပြုဆရာမ
roman: suna-pru.hca.rama.
lang: Catalan
word: infermera
lang: Catalan
word: infermer
lang: Chechen
word: лорйиша
roman: lorjiša
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 護士 /护士
roman: wu⁶ si⁶
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 姑娘
roman: gu¹ noeng⁴
lang: Chinese
word: 護士 /护士
roman: hō͘-sū
lang: Chinese
word: 看護 /看护
roman: khan-hō͘
lang: Chinese
word: 看護婦 /看护妇
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 護士 /护士
roman: hùshi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 看護 /看护
roman: kānhù
lang: Czech
word: sestra
lang: Czech
word: zdravotní sestra
lang: Czech
word: ošetřovatel
lang: Czech
word: ošetřovatelka
lang: Danish
word: sygeplejerske
lang: Dutch
word: verpleegkundige
lang: Erzya
word: сазор
roman: sazor
lang: Esperanto
word: flegisto
lang: Estonian
word: õde
lang: Estonian
word: meditsiiniõde
lang: Estonian
word: medõde
lang: Estonian
word: medvend
lang: Finnish
word: sairaanhoitaja
lang: Finnish
word: hoitaja
lang: Finnish
word: hoitajatar
lang: Finnish
word: sairaanhoitajatar
lang: French
word: infirmière
lang: French
word: infirmier
lang: Galician
word: enfermeiro
lang: Galician
word: enfermeira
lang: Georgian
word: მედდა
roman: medda
lang: German
word: Krankenschwester
lang: German
word: Krankenpfleger
lang: Greek
word: νοσοκόμα
roman: nosokóma
lang: Greek
word: νοσοκόμος
roman: nosokómos
lang: Greek
word: νοσηλεύτρια
roman: nosiléftria
lang: Greek
word: νοσηλευτής
roman: nosileftís
lang: Ancient Greek
word: νοσοκόμος
roman: nosokómos
lang: Hebrew
word: חוֹבֵשׁ
roman: khovesh
lang: Hebrew
word: אָח
roman: akh
lang: Hebrew
word: אָחוֹת
roman: akhót
lang: Hindi
word: नर्स
roman: nars
lang: Hungarian
word: ápoló
lang: Hungarian
word: ápolónő
lang: Hunsrik
word: Krankeschwesder
lang: Icelandic
word: hjúkrunarfræðingur
lang: Ido
word: flegisto
lang: Indonesian
word: perawat
lang: Indonesian
word: suster
lang: Indonesian
word: ners
lang: Irish
word: banaltra
lang: Irish
word: banaltra fir
lang: Italian
word: infermiera
lang: Italian
word: infermiere
lang: Japanese
word: 看護師
roman: kangoshi
lang: Japanese
word: 看護士
roman: unisex
lang: Japanese
word: 看護婦
roman: kangofu
lang: Japanese
word: ナース
roman: nāsu
lang: Javanese
word: mantri
lang: Kazakh
word: медбике
roman: medbike
lang: Kazakh
word: мейірбике
roman: meiırbike
lang: Kazakh
word: медбибі
roman: medbibı
lang: Khmer
word: គិលានុបដ្ឋាយិកា
roman: kiliənupatthaayikaa
lang: Khmer
word: គិលានុបដ្ឋាក
roman: kiliənupatthaak
lang: Korean
word: 간호원
roman: ganhowon
lang: Korean
word: 간호사
roman: ganhosa
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: hemşîre
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: peristgar
lang: Kyrgyz
word: медсестра
roman: medsestra
lang: Kyrgyz
word: медайым
roman: medayım
lang: Lao
word: ພະຍາບານ
roman: pha nyā bān
lang: Latin
word: infirmarius
lang: Latvian
word: māsa
lang: Lithuanian
word: seselė
lang: Macedonian
word: медицинска сестра
roman: medicinska sestra
lang: Macedonian
word: медицински брат
roman: medicinski brat
lang: Malay
word: jururawat
lang: Maltese
word: infermier
lang: Maltese
word: infermiera
lang: Maltese
word: ners
lang: Māori
word: nēhi
lang: Māori
word: nāhi
lang: Marathi
word: नर्स
roman: narsa
lang: Mongolian
word: асрагч эх
roman: asragč ex
lang: Navajo
word: azeeʼ neiikáhí
lang: Norman
word: nosse
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: sykepleier
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: sykesøster
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: søster
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: pleier
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: pleierske
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: sykepleierske
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: sjukepleiar
lang: Occitan
word: infirmièra
lang: Occitan
word: infirmièr
lang: Pashto
word: همشېره
roman: hamšera
lang: Pashto
word: نرسه
roman: narsa
lang: Pashto
word: خورۍ
roman: xorey
lang: Pashto
word: رنځورپاله
roman: ranjupāla
lang: Pashto
word: نرس
roman: nars
lang: Dari
word: هَمْشِیرَه
roman: hamšīra
lang: Iranian Persian
word: پَرَسْتار
roman: parastâr
lang: Iranian Persian
word: نِرْس
roman: ners
lang: Polish
word: pielęgniarka
lang: Polish
word: siostra
lang: Polish
word: pielęgniarz
lang: Polish
word: pielęgniarz
lang: Portuguese
word: enfermeira
lang: Portuguese
word: enfermeiro
lang: Romanian
word: infirmieră
lang: Romanian
word: infirmier
lang: Romanian
word: soră medicală
lang: Romanian
word: soră
lang: Romanian
word: asistentă medicală
lang: Russian
word: медсестра́
roman: medsestrá
lang: Russian
word: сиде́лка
roman: sidélka
lang: Russian
word: фе́льдшер
roman: félʹdšer
lang: Russian
word: медбра́т
roman: medbrát
lang: Russian
word: сестра́
roman: sestrá
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: bean-eiridinn
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: bean-eiridnidh
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: neach-eiridinn
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: бо́лнича̄р
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: бо́лнича̄рка
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ме̏дицӣнска̄ сѐстра
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ме̏дицӣнскӣ тѐхнича̄р
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: bólničār
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: bólničārka
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: mȅdicīnskā sèstra
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: mȅdicīnskī tèhničār
lang: Sicilian
word: nfirmera
lang: Sicilian
word: nfirmeri
lang: Slovak
word: zdravotná sestra
lang: Slovak
word: sestra
lang: Slovene
word: medicinska sestra
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: chórobna sotša
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: wótwardowaŕ chórych
lang: Spanish
word: enfermera
lang: Spanish
word: enfermero
lang: Swahili
word: muuguzi
lang: Swahili
word: nesi
lang: Swedish
word: sjuksköterska
lang: Swedish
word: sjukskötare
lang: Tagalog
word: nars
lang: Tajik
word: ҳамшираи тиб
roman: hamšira-yi tib
lang: Tajik
word: парастор
roman: parastor
lang: Tajik
word: ҳамшира
roman: hamšira
lang: Tamil
word: செவிலி
roman: cevili
lang: Tamil
word: செவிலியர்
roman: ceviliyar
lang: Thai
word: พยาบาล
roman: pá-yaa-baan
lang: Tibetan
word: སྨན་གཡོག
roman: sman g.yog
lang: Tok Pisin
word: nes
lang: Turkish
word: hemşire
lang: Turkish
word: tıp bacısı
lang: Turkmen
word: şepagat uýasy
lang: Ukrainian
word: медсестра́
roman: medsestrá
lang: Ukrainian
word: сестра́
roman: sestrá
lang: Unami
word: kenahkihèt
lang: Unami
word: kèhkenahkihès
lang: Urdu
word: نَرْس
roman: nars
lang: Uyghur
word: سېسترا
roman: sëstra
lang: Uzbek
word: hamshira
lang: Uzbek
word: sestra
lang: Uzbek
word: medsestra
lang: Vietnamese
word: y tá
lang: Volapük
word: kälan
lang: Volapük
word: hikälan
lang: Volapük
word: jikälan
lang: Welsh
word: nyrs
lang: Welsh
word: nyrsiwr
lang: Yakut
word: сиэстэрэ
roman: siestere
lang: Yiddish
word: קראַנקן־שוועסטער
roman: krankn-shvester
lang: Yiddish
word: שוועסטער
roman: shvester
lang: Yiddish
word: קראַנקן־ברודער
roman: krankn-bruder
lang: Yiddish
word: סאַניטאַר
roman: sanitar
lang: Zhuang
word: husw
lang: Zhuang
word: bouxganqbingh