nurse

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nurse[1,noun] nurse[2,verb] charge nurse circulating nurse district nurse dry-nurse dry nurse graduate nurse head nurse licensed practical nurse licensed vocational nurse nurse-anesthetist nurse clinician nurse-midwife nurse-midwifery nurse practitioner practical nurse public health nurse registered nurse scrub nurse staff nurse trained nurse visiting nurse wet nurse

Main Entry: ¹nurse
Pronunciation: nrs
Function: noun
1 : a woman who suckles an infant not her own : WET NURSE
2 : a person who cares for the sick or infirm; specifically : a licensed health-care professional who practices independently or is supervised by a physician, surgeon, or dentist and who is skilled in promoting and maintaining health -- see LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, REGISTERED NURSE