as in nannies
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 mothers
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 suckles
to give milk to from the breast
a new mother's decision to nurse her baby
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as in has
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 babies
to treat with great or excessive care
nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week
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as in raises
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 encourages
to help the growth or development of
her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent
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as in spares
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 nurses
Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Williams, whose studio is based in London, said for Spring-Summer 2026 she was inspired by the provincial clothes of factory workers, housekeepers and nurses.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Leaving town is tantamount to doctors and nurses closing hospitals during an epidemic.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
The Rush nurses needed at least 30% of potential bargaining unit members to sign union authorization cards to file the election petition with the National Labor Relations Board.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
In the frenetic haze of the intensive care unit -- burned and bruised, his pelvis broken -- Marc Schiller tried to tell his story of abduction and torture to nurses, doctors -- anyone who might listen.
—Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Fuel shortages are keeping doctors and nurses away from work and hospitals are canceling surgeries and delaying vaccines for children and life-saving treatments such as kidney dialysis and radiation therapy.
—Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
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
Some of the defendants were also medical care providers, Essayli pointed out, including three nurses, a chiropractor and a psychologist.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Noun
The Pitt explores the immense challenges faced by emergency room physicians and nurses in a crumbling American healthcare system.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Williams, whose studio is based in London, said for Spring-Summer 2026 she was inspired by the provincial clothes of factory workers, housekeepers and nurses.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Leaving town is tantamount to doctors and nurses closing hospitals during an epidemic.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
The Rush nurses needed at least 30% of potential bargaining unit members to sign union authorization cards to file the election petition with the National Labor Relations Board.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
In the frenetic haze of the intensive care unit -- burned and bruised, his pelvis broken -- Marc Schiller tried to tell his story of abduction and torture to nurses, doctors -- anyone who might listen.
—Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Fuel shortages are keeping doctors and nurses away from work and hospitals are canceling surgeries and delaying vaccines for children and life-saving treatments such as kidney dialysis and radiation therapy.
—Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
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
Some of the defendants were also medical care providers, Essayli pointed out, including three nurses, a chiropractor and a psychologist.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurses
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The kids range from infants and toddlers cared for by nannies, to teenagers living in dorms.—
Denise Schrier Cetta,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pet nannies are generally for small animals like cats and dogs that can fit in a carrier under an airplane seat.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Barrington Elementary For more than a decade, Claudia Lopez joined other Barrington Elementary School mothers to cook a meal of turkey, potato salad, mashed potatoes, cornbread and chocoflan for Thanksgiving.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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Because right now, with child care problems causing one in four parents, often mothers, to cut back working hours and one in six to leave entirely, Miami-Dade parents and businesses alike are feeling the pain.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Messi, for example, has a lifetime deal with Adidas that will comfortably run into hundreds of millions of dollars, while Ronaldo signed a lifetime deal with Nike in 2016.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 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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Hummers are the smallest and lightest of birds, some weighing no more than a coin, some babies the size of a bean.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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Their union, which raises money for scholarship programs, and sick and wounded police officers, has cut ties with their outside fundraising vendor TCI America.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Unions and district remain apart on salary increases, with teachers seeking 17% raises and Local 99 workers — some of the lowest-paid — also wanting stability.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Referred to as micro-celebrations, this trend encourages us to get together more frequently and, sometimes, just because.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
9 Apr. 2026
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While Mars wants to sprint forward, Luna encourages strategy, discipline and pragmatism.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rescue spares the US potential messy hostage negotiations that may have occurred if the US airman had been captured by Iran.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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But God spares from this plague the land of Goshen, where the Israelites live, indicating a distinction between Egyptian and Israelite communities.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Even as late as 1776, there were Americans who remained fence-sitters, uncertain about the risks of a total break with the British Empire.—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
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Finding dedicated tree-sitters, ones who would come back, even once the novelty had worn off and the legal risk began mounting, was a challenge.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Nurses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurses. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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