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- sent his little son back to his nurse so that he could return to his study to work
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- 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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- do for
- [chiefly British],
- look after,
- look out for,
- look to,
- see to,
- take care of,
- wait on
- (also wait upon)
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- a new mother's decision to nurse her baby
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- wean
- he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend
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- nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week
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- as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years
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- her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent
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- he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch
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“Nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of nurse was in the 13th century
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