Nurse | Mean of nurse in English Dictionary

/ˈnɚs/

• Noun
• a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor's office
1. The nurse will take your blood pressure before the doctor sees you.
2. Nurse, may I have some water?
• a woman who is paid to take care of a young child usually in the child's home
• Verb
• to take care of or help (someone who is sick or injured)
1. The staff nursed me back to health. [=the staff took care of me until I was healthy again]
2. She is nursing her son through his illness.

• to give special care or attention to (something)
1. The couple nursed the business through hard times.
2. He nursed the farm back to productivity.
3. The team nursed a 1–0 lead until the last inning.
4. The player is still out nursing an ankle injury. = The player is still out nursing her ankle. [=the player is caring for her injured ankle so that it will not get worse]
• to feed (a baby or young animal) with milk from the mother's body
1. She nursed [=breast-fed, suckled] her baby for several months.
2. The dog nursed her puppies.
• to take milk from the mother's body
1. The baby nursed for several months.
2. The puppies nursed for eight weeks.
• to hold (something, such as an idea or a strong feeling) in your mind for a long time
1. He is not one to nurse a grievance/grudge.
2. She nursed a secret desire to move to the city.
• to drink (something) very slowly over a long period of time
1. He nursed his glass of wine.