nurse
Definition
- n. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
- v. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
- v. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
- v. treat carefully
Word forms
- Present participle
- nursing
- Past tense
- nursed
- Past participle
- nursed
- Third person singular
- nurses
Example sentences
n.
The nurse took care of the patients in the hospital.
vt.
She decided to nurse the injured bird back to health.
vi.
The mother will nurse her baby every few hours.