as in nurses
a person employed to care for a young child or children
volunteered at the hospital as a nurser to hold premature babies
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Noun
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The potential for a major nurses strike in New York City is growing by the minute, after major hospitals and the New York State Nurses Association failed to negotiate a deal before Sunday's midnight deadline.—
Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026 -
The largest nurses' strike in New York City history could begin on Monday morning if a tentative settlement isn't reached between the nurses' union and hospitals.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Of course, there are nannies, producers, her husband’s political dynasty, and an industrial-grade fridge and oven behind the scenes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Nine women — nannies, nursing techs, a sportswriter — spent a couple hours getting coached up by a no-nonsense, dry-witted instructor named Zianya.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Nursers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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