Synonyms of nurses

nurses 1 of 2

noun

plural of nurse

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nannies
• sitters
• nursemaids
• babysitters
• nursers
• dry nurses
• amahs
• ayahs
• mammies
• duennas
• au pairs
• governesses
• bonnes
• frauleins
• mesdemoiselles
• mademoiselles

nurses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of nurse

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mothers
• heals
• treats
• doctors
• looks after
• aids
• looks to
• waits on
• sees to
• administers (to)
• babies
• ministers (to)
• supports
• does for
• waits upon
• takes care of
• cures
• looks out for
• remedies
• spoils
• preserves
• pampers
• cares (for)
• mollycoddles
• conserves
• humors
• coddles
• caters (to)
• indulges
• provides (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• forgets
• neglects
• brushes (aside or off)
• overlooks
• slights

• ignores
• forgets
• neglects
• brushes (aside or off)
• overlooks
• slights

2

as in suckles

to give milk to from the breast

a new mother's decision to nurse her baby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suckles
• breast-feeds
• wet-nurses
• bottle-feeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weans

• weans

3

as in has

to keep in one's mind or heart

he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• has
• holds
• harbors
• cherishes
• entertains
• retains
• hugs
• bears
• hangs on to
• keeps
• fosters
• remembers
• cultivates
• holds on to
• treasures
• nurtures
• maintains
• cleaves (to)
• supports
• carries
• sustains
• sticks (to)
• clings (to)
• preserves
• broods (about or over)
• fixates (on or upon)
• obsesses (about or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• forgets
• ignores
• parts (with)
• drops
• neglects
• refuses
• rejects
• overlooks
• declines
• disregards
• throws out
• scorns
• deserts
• disdains
• quits
• repudiates
• abjures
• discards
• abandons
• renounces
• forsakes
• expunges
• erases
• gives up

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• denies
• forgets
• ignores
• parts (with)
• drops
• neglects
• refuses
• rejects
• overlooks
• declines
• disregards
• throws out
• scorns
• deserts
• disdains
• quits
• repudiates
• abjures
• discards
• abandons
• renounces
• forsakes
• expunges
• erases
• gives up

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4

as in babies

to treat with great or excessive care

nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• babies
• mothers
• spoils
• pampers
• cockers
• mollycoddles
• dandles
• wet-nurses
• indulges
• cossets
• pleases
• coddles
• appeases
• delights
• humors
• contents
• satisfies
• caters (to)
• placates
• obliges
• gratifies
• gladdens
• soothes
• mollifies
• pacifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disciplines
• abuses
• maltreats
• controls
• mistreats
• misuses
• restrains
• manhandles
• ill-treats
• mishandles
• ill-uses
• neglects
• oppresses
• violates
• hurts
• outrages
• overlooks
• molests
• tortures
• torments
• victimizes
• slights
• injures
• harasses
• harms
• persecutes
• oppresses

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• disciplines
• abuses
• maltreats
• controls
• mistreats
• misuses
• restrains
• manhandles
• ill-treats
• mishandles
• ill-uses
• neglects
• oppresses
• violates
• hurts
• outrages
• overlooks
• molests
• tortures
• torments
• victimizes
• slights
• injures
• harasses
• harms
• persecutes
• oppresses

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5

as in raises

to bring to maturity through care and education

as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raises
• fosters
• mothers
• fathers
• nurtures
• breeds
• schools
• brings up
• teaches
• nourishes
• watches
• educates
• mentors
• feeds
• tutors
• promotes
• cradles
• disciplines
• rears
• supplies
• trains
• cultivates
• shepherds
• minds
• instructs
• attends
• guides
• ministers (to)
• forwards
• indoctrinates
• leads
• enlightens
• prepares
• advances
• shows
• edifies
• cares (for)
• furthers
• directs
• provides (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuses
• maltreats
• mistreats
• ignores
• ill-treats
• neglects
• ill-uses
• mishandles
• hurts
• injures
• harms

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• abuses
• maltreats
• mistreats
• ignores
• ill-treats
• neglects
• ill-uses
• mishandles
• hurts
• injures
• harms

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6

as in encourages

to help the growth or development of

her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encourages
• promotes
• fosters
• cultivates
• nurtures
• advocates
• advances
• forwards
• assists
• incubates
• champions
• funds
• nourishes
• aids
• backs
• furthers
• finances
• supports
• endorses
• upholds
• patronizes
• underwrites
• stakes
• subsidizes
• advertises
• indorses
• plugs
• abets
• endows
• touts
• publicizes
• boosts
• agitates (for)
• works (for)
• campaigns (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• counters
• contends (with)
• discourages
• prevents
• hinders
• bars
• outlaws
• frustrates
• forbids
• inhibits
• prohibits
• battles
• fights
• bans
• proscribes
• enjoins
• opposes
• combats
• arrests
• retards
• checks
• interferes (with)
• interdicts
• squashes
• subdues
• stifles
• represses
• snuffs (out)
• suppresses
• hobbles
• halts
• impedes
• squelches
• obstructs
• encumbers
• shackles
• manacles
• fetters

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• counters
• contends (with)
• discourages
• prevents
• hinders
• bars
• outlaws
• frustrates
• forbids
• inhibits
• prohibits
• battles
• fights
• bans
• proscribes
• enjoins
• opposes
• combats
• arrests
• retards
• checks
• interferes (with)
• interdicts
• squashes
• subdues
• stifles
• represses
• snuffs (out)
• suppresses
• hobbles
• halts
• impedes
• squelches
• obstructs
• encumbers
• shackles
• manacles
• fetters

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7

as in scants

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scants
• spares
• doles out
• skimps (on)
• conserves
• preserves
• stints (on)
• metes (out)
• shortchanges
• portions (out)
• rations (out)
• pinches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showers
• rains
• heaps
• pours
• lavishes

• showers
• rains
• heaps
• pours
• lavishes