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Meaning of nurse

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  nurse
      n 1: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick
           (usually under the supervision of a physician)
      2: a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: {nanny},
         {nursemaid}, {nurse}]
      v 1: try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or
           injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
      2: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge";
         "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn:
         {harbor}, {harbour}, {hold}, {entertain}, {nurse}]
      3: serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
      4: treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed
         several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his
         garden and fertilized them regularly"
      5: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
         nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed},
         {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give
         suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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