Noun

• S: (n) nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
• S: (n) nanny, nursemaid, nurse (a woman who is the custodian of children)

Verb

• S: (v) nurse (try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury) "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
• S: (v) harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)) "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
• S: (v) nurse (serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) care, give care (provide care for) "The nurse was caring for the wounded"
• S: (v) dry-nurse (take care of an infant without breastfeeding it)
• S: (v) attend, take care, look, see (take charge of or deal with) "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
• S: (v) mother, fuss, overprotect (care for like a mother) "She fusses over her husband"
• S: (v) nurse (serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people)
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) nurse (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"
• S: (v) breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck (give suck to) "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"