nurse in Italian
nurse in Italian is infermiere, infermiera, balia — nurse means a person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.
nurse in Italian
infermiere
A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
infermiera
A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
balia
A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
nutrice
A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
allattare
(transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
curare
(transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
accudire
(transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
nutrire
(transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over.
What does "nurse" mean?
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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."
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noun A person who looks after young children, especially in a private household.
"A nurse looked after the children while their parents travelled."
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verb To care for someone who is sick or injured.
"She nursed her husband back to health after his surgery."
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verb To breastfeed a baby.
"The mother nursed her newborn in the quiet of the hospital room."
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nurse in a sentence
- The nurse checked his blood pressure before the doctor arrived.
- My sister trained for three years to become a nurse.
- A nurse looked after the children while their parents travelled.
- They hired a live-in nurse to look after their baby twins.
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What is "nurse" in Italian?
"nurse" in Italian is infermiere, infermiera, balia. nurse means: A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.
How do you use "nurse" in a sentence?
Example: "The nurse checked his blood pressure before the doctor arrived." In Italian, "nurse" is infermiere, infermiera, balia.
Are there other ways to say "nurse" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 8 translations listed for "nurse": infermiere, infermiera, balia, nutrice, allattare, curare.
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