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
Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Now 26 and working as a nurse outside Chicago, Herrera reflects on that transformative moment.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Matt Vierling, the Tigers’ most likely backup option in center field, is still nursing a strain in his right rotator cuff.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The nurse would also take care of people in the neighborhood.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Now 26 and working as a nurse outside Chicago, Herrera reflects on that transformative moment.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
In the weeks since Mr. Cuomo joined a crowded Democratic primary field and immediately catapulted to its front, a group of New Yorkers whose relatives were nursing home residents who died of Covid have repeatedly blamed him for their suffering.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Matt Vierling, the Tigers’ most likely backup option in center field, is still nursing a strain in his right rotator cuff.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse
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Imagine if Uncle Bob had a nanny cam embedded in that huge taxidermied leopard.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Karimloo, who more often plays serious types, brings a nice bit of comic undertones to the Pirate King, and Monsoon is an absolute hoot as the needy, conniving pirate nanny.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dana is really mothering to her fullest at the top of the hour.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Beginning with Ethel Cain, mothers will be mothering all throughout the year.—
James Factora,
Them,
16 Jan. 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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Choose your battles wisely—some arguments aren’t worth winning (or having).—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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The movie set, like all others, should have only had blanks on hand, but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The seven-minute announcement opened with cinematic footage of both parents reading messages to they baby on the way, who is expected in October 2025.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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While her older brother, Crown Prince Hussein, is the heir to the throne, Iman is not in the line of succession—and neither may her baby.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in the year’s first quarter, an eye-catching amount that’s fueling speculation about her political future and potential ambitions.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Exposure can also raise the risk of conditions including certain cancers, stroke, asthma, preterm births, dementia, depression and anxiety.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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To achieve those, leaders should consider creating cultures that encourage workers to take breaks, set boundaries, and focus their energies on outcomes.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Valencia said the seeds encourage rodents to enter the stadium and that the machines required to clean up the shells were causing noise pollution for those living close to their Mestalla stadium.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Just three days after the heartbreak of another UEFA Women’s Champions League elimination to FC Barcelona, Chelsea clinched another WSL title with two matches to spare.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Liverpool have won the title with four games to spare, while Forest, Arsenal and Newcastle are fighting for Champions League qualification.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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