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
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Instead of spending their shifts running errands or handling repetitive tasks, nurses now have robots like Nurabot to lend a hand.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 15 May 2025
He was recalled from Triple-A Omaha while Perez nursed some sortness in his left hip.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
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Noun
Gillan’s Felicia, who is both a despondent nurse and a lonely divorcée, nicely illustrates why.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Instead of spending their shifts running errands or handling repetitive tasks, nurses now have robots like Nurabot to lend a hand.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Verb
The low stakes of Benny switching majors or nursing a crush on his classmate Miles (Rish Shah) are conveyed with a tone that’s neither grounded enough to feel resonant nor heightened enough, barring a few fantasy sequences, to be laughably exaggerated.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 May 2025
He was recalled from Triple-A Omaha while Perez nursed some sortness in his left hip.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse
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Scott would often do odd jobs for Spohr and her family, including working as a nanny, in exchange for horseback lessons and housing her horse at Spohr’s stables.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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The suspects were reportedly inside the house for several minutes until the nanny was able to free herself and call 911.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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One of her reasons for leaving was to focus on mothering her two daughters.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 May 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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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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At 18, Neave already has a League Cup winners’ medal, despite having yet to make a first-team appearance.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Prospective candidates had until May 30 to submit their applications.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Be babied by him with back rubs, head scratches and order fast food for dinner.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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But Vance thinks the real problem is that people just aren’t babying hard enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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In November, voters in Hawley's home state of Missouri approved a ballot measure to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour, starting in 2026.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2025
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Other potential violations of the Byrd Rule could include the elimination of Medicaid funding for transgender care and a proposal to raise immigration fees.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Trump reportedly encouraged Vance to strike a diplomatic tone publicly.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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In order to protect his brother, Gi-jun encouraged Ju-woon and Bong-san to stage a coup.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Net-Zero Emissions The final victory for advocates came with just a few hours to spare before Wednesday’s midnight deadline to pass legislation.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
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The writer promised to spare any home playing jazz at 12:15 a.m.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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“Nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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