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
Alice Williams, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
She was not involved in Walmart, but worked as a registered nurse.
—Ella Gonzales
april 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Vientos manned first base Thursday with Jorge Polanco still nursing a sore Achilles tendon.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Do Nguyen, Masan Consumer Holdings The Cambodian gaming and hospitality giant offers a 24/7 medical center staffed by six doctors and six nurses.
—Alice Williams, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
She was not involved in Walmart, but worked as a registered nurse.
—Ella Gonzales
april 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Indians pitcher Katelynn Mathews, who is nursing an injured right ankle, entered the game in the second inning and earned the win to improve to 9-0.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Vientos manned first base Thursday with Jorge Polanco still nursing a sore Achilles tendon.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse
Noun
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Taking a nanny with us and paying for her trip would be beyond our budget.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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One point lifted from Shear’s life was his experience working as a Manhattan family manny (a male nanny).—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps pasta or pizza with cheese is so comforting because we’re literally being mothered by flowering plants and bovines?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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One way to combat that, as a gardener, is to start plants by seed instead of buying plants that someone else has started, watered and mothered for months.—
Henry Homeyer,
The Providence Journal,
13 Mar. 2026
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The pups have the epicurean delight of suckling one of the highest fat-content milks in the animal kingdom.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
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Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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Oscar Tshiebwe had 29 points and 17 rebounds for the Jazz, who ended the season losing 11 straight road games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Marla Mindelle, Melissa Barrera, Jim Parsons, and more have a blast on the high seas.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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The brothers were each two years apart in age, but younger siblings were never babied; Nick recalled being on the receiving end of numerous pummelings by his older brothers.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Perhaps the easiest way to start an argument online is to post a video of a mother raising her child.—
Micah Barkley,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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Political parties were disincentivized from forming coalitions—which might have unified the anti-Orbán vote—by incrementally raising the threshold required for alliances to enter Parliament.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Fans are encouraged to line up on South University Drive outside the President's House, west to the Student Union, and south down State Street to Yost Ice Arena.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Live Local Act, a state law passed in 2023 to encourage developers to build more affordable housing, is the key driving the redesign of the faded mall that gained new owners in September 2025.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jean wasn’t wearing her glasses, which helped to spare her from disappointment.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Braddy’s life was almost not spared.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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