noun Download 🔗Share A wet nurse. Examples : "Since the term "wet nurse" refers to a woman who breastfeeds another woman's child, a sentence illustrating this would be: "Because the mother was too ill to breastfeed, she hired nurses to care for her baby." " medicine family person job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young. Examples : "They hired a nurse to care for their young boy." human job person family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person trained to provide care for the sick. Examples : "The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward." medicine job service person human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters. Examples : "The experienced nurses at the daycare center nurtured the young children. " medicine job person service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shrub or tree that protects a young plant. Examples : "The small oak sapling grew taller because the hardy, drought-tolerant nurses sheltered it from the harsh sun and wind. " plant agriculture nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place. Examples : "This definition of "nurses" is incorrect in modern English. "Nurses" is the plural form of "nurse," a person whose job is to care for sick or injured people. Perhaps you meant a different word? " nautical military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction. Examples : "Within the infected snail, the nurses tirelessly produce hundreds of cercariae, the next stage of the fluke's life cycle. " organism biology medicine animal disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A nurse shark. Examples : "While scuba diving, we saw two nurses resting on the sandy bottom of the ocean. " animal fish biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle. Examples : "She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy." family physiology biology body human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast. Examples : "The mother nurses her baby every few hours. " family body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to. Examples : "She nursed him back to health." medicine job service human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To treat kindly and with extra care Examples : "She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed." aid medicine service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To foster, to nourish Examples : "The gardener carefully nurses the young seedlings, hoping they will grow into strong plants. " medicine biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hold closely to one's chest Examples : "Would you like to nurse the puppy?" body human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots. Examples : "The skilled pool player nurses the cue ball close to the object ball, carefully setting up the next shot. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading