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
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer and former Orange County congresswoman Katie Porter have been touting single-payer healthcare, an idea pushed by politically potent nurses unions and Democratic progressives.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
In March, Mount Sinai, which employs 47,000 people, announced a new enterprise partnership with OpenEvidence to directly link to the service from the hospital system’s main electronic health record portal for use by doctors, nurses and pharmacists.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The House initially had $50 million for the Hometown Heroes program, which provides downpayment assistance to first responders, teachers, veterans and nurses who are first-time home buyers, but didn’t include funding for it in the latest offer.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Santiago Canyon College pre-nursing student Kayla Serrano comes from a family with strong ties to the health care field, including her mother and several relatives who are nurses or health care professionals.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
But therapeutic milk is now rarely in stock, and nurses resort to homemade alternatives such as cow's milk, said director Shamis Abdirahman.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
The giant operating room, with its other-worldly machines and too many doctors and nurses to count, lay on the other side of two glass doors, and next to me seven more nurses and doctors were scrubbing in.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
For the 21st consecutive year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is celebrating 10 of the region’s best nurses and one outstanding nurse leader.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
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Newborns in incubators were transferred and doctors and nurses scrambled to find shelter amid fears the hospital would become the next casualty in Haiti’s escalating gang wars.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer and former Orange County congresswoman Katie Porter have been touting single-payer healthcare, an idea pushed by politically potent nurses unions and Democratic progressives.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
In March, Mount Sinai, which employs 47,000 people, announced a new enterprise partnership with OpenEvidence to directly link to the service from the hospital system’s main electronic health record portal for use by doctors, nurses and pharmacists.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The House initially had $50 million for the Hometown Heroes program, which provides downpayment assistance to first responders, teachers, veterans and nurses who are first-time home buyers, but didn’t include funding for it in the latest offer.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Santiago Canyon College pre-nursing student Kayla Serrano comes from a family with strong ties to the health care field, including her mother and several relatives who are nurses or health care professionals.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
But therapeutic milk is now rarely in stock, and nurses resort to homemade alternatives such as cow's milk, said director Shamis Abdirahman.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
The giant operating room, with its other-worldly machines and too many doctors and nurses to count, lay on the other side of two glass doors, and next to me seven more nurses and doctors were scrubbing in.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
For the 21st consecutive year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is celebrating 10 of the region’s best nurses and one outstanding nurse leader.
—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Verb
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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Moving between Lucila’s dating life, her job as au pair, her second gig as a food delivery driver, and the community of Latin American nannies that forms her social circle, the film is left with little time to fully establish the contours of her family situation.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters or nannies — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The conceit also has a moral dimension.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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But Indiana still has key members of that team returning next season, including Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, and Aaron Nesmith.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 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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School districts could then decide on their own whether to offer teachers raises and, if so, how big the pay hikes should be.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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These moves—when combined with other capital raises involving additional share issuances—have impacted the company’s stock price.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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Armbruster encourages drivers to compare prices between stations instead of automatically stopping at the same place every time to fill up.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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The equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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The series recreates ordinary Soviet life from the period with painstaking detail and spares no one and nothing in its criticisms of what led to the disaster and how it was handled.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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In these numbers, Carter spares no detail in his approach to lovemaking.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Many of the old tree sitters — white-haired and brimming with stories of Bari — have come out of the woodwork for the latest battle.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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In the midday heat, the group returns home to nurse the babies and swap sitters for the afternoon.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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“Nurses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurses. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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