noun A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.
- The nurse checked his blood pressure before the doctor arrived.
- My sister trained for three years to become a nurse.
- The night nurse brought him a glass of water and a blanket.
noun A person who looks after young children, especially in a private household.
- A nurse looked after the children while their parents traveled.
- They hired a live-in nurse to look after their baby twins.
- When I was small, my nurse read me stories every night.
verb To care for someone who is sick or injured.
- She nursed her husband back to health after his surgery.
- He spent a week nursing his sick daughter at home.
- Volunteers nursed the injured soldiers during the long winter.
verb To breastfeed a baby.
- The mother nursed her newborn in the quiet of the hospital room.
- Many mothers nurse their babies for the first year of life.
- She was nursing her son when the phone rang.
verb To drink something slowly to make it last, or to hold or nurture a feeling over time.
- He nursed a single beer for the whole evening.
- She had nursed a grudge against her old boss for years.
- She sat by the fire, nursing a cup of tea until it went cold.
