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nurse  (nûrs)

n.

1. A person educated and trained to care for the sick or disabled.

2.

a. A woman employed to take care of a child; a nursemaid.

b. A woman employed to suckle children other than her own; a wet nurse.

3. One that serves as a nurturing or fostering influence or means: "Town life is the nurse of civilization" (C.L.R. James).

4. Zoology A worker ant or bee that feeds and cares for the colony's young.

v. nursed, nurs·ing, nurs·es

v.tr.

1. To serve as a nurse for: nursed the patient back to health.

2.

a. To cause or allow to take milk from the breast: a mother nursing her baby.

b. To feed at the breast of; suckle.

3. To try to cure by special care or treatment: nurse a cough with various remedies.

4. To treat carefully, especially in order to prevent pain: He nursed his injured knee by shifting his weight to the other leg.

5. To manage or guide carefully; look after with care; foster: nursed her business through the depression. See Synonyms at nurture.

6. To bear privately in the mind: nursing a grudge.

7. To consume slowly, especially in order to conserve: nursed one drink all evening.

v.intr.

1. To serve as a nurse.

2. To take nourishment from the breast; suckle.

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[Middle English norice, nurse, wet nurse, from Old French norrice, from Vulgar Latin *nutrcia, from Late Latin ntrcia, from feminine of Latin ntrcius, that suckles, from ntrx, ntrc-, wet nurse; see (s)nu- in Indo-European roots.]

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nurser n.

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nurse [nɜːs]

n

1. (Medicine) a person, usually a woman, who tends the sick, injured, or infirm

2. short for nursemaid

3. a woman employed to breast-feed another woman's child; wet nurse

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a worker in a colony of social insects that takes care of the larvae

vb (mainly tr)

1. (Medicine) (also intr) to tend (the sick)

2. (also intr) to feed (a baby) at the breast; suckle

3. to try to cure (an ailment)

4. to clasp carefully or fondly she nursed the crying child in her arms

5. (also intr) (of a baby) to suckle at the breast (of)

6. to look after (a child) as one's employment

7. to attend to carefully; foster, cherish he nursed the magazine through its first year having a very small majority he nursed the constituency diligently

8. to harbour; preserve to nurse a grudge

9. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards to keep (the balls) together for a series of cannons

[from earlier norice, Old French nourice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia nurse, from Latin nūtrīcius nourishing, from nūtrīre to nourish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) foster-nurse - a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own graduate nurse, trained nurse - someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school head nurse - the person in charge of nursing in a medical institution caregiver, health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider - a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability licensed practical nurse, LPN, practical nurse - a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick matron - a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution accoucheuse, midwife - a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies probationer, student nurse - a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period registered nurse, RN - a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration scrub nurse - a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery visiting nurse - a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes nurse-patient relation - the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient
	2.	nurse - a woman who is the custodian of children nanny, nursemaid dry nurse - a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?" mammy - an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. amah, wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse - a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Verb	1.	nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
	2.	nurse - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" harbor, entertain, harbour, hold feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	3.	nurse - serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people give care, care - provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"
	4.	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" do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
	5.	nurse - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" breastfeed, give suck, lactate, wet-nurse, suckle, suck suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

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nurse

noun

1. carer, caregiver, angel (informal) Patients are dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.

2. nanny, nursemaid He was brought up by his old nurse.

verb

1. look after, treat, tend, care for, take care of, minister to All the years he was sick my mother had nursed him.

2. harbour, have, maintain, preserve, entertain, cherish, keep alive He nursed an ambition to lead his own orchestra.

3. breast-feed, feed, nurture, nourish, suckle, wet-nurse She did not have enough milk to nurse the infant.

Translations

nurse [nɜːs]

A. N

1. (in hospital, clinic) → enfermero/a m/f
male nurse → enfermero m
student nurse → estudiante mf de enfermería
veterinary nurse → auxiliar mf de veterinaria
see also staff ¹ C

2. (children's) → niñera f
see also wet D

B. VT

1. [+ patient] → cuidar, atender
she nursed him back to health → lo cuidó hasta que se repuso
to nurse a cold → curarse de un resfriado

2. [+ baby] (= suckle) → amamantar; (= cradle) → mecer

3. (fig) [+ anger, grudge] → alimentar; [+ hope] → abrigar
to nurse one's constituency (Brit) (Parl) → cuidar de los intereses de los electores de su circunscripción electoral
to nurse a business along → fomentar un negocio

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nurse [ˈnɜː^rs]

n

(in hospital) → infirmier/ère m/f
She's a nurse → Elle est infirmière. male nurse

(= nanny) → bonne f d'enfants

vt

[+ patient, cold] → soigner

[+ baby] (= hold in one's arms) → bercer (dans ses bras)

[+ baby] (= feed) → allaiter, nourrir

[+ hope] → nourrir
to nurse a grudge against sb → en vouloir à qn

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nurse

n → Schwester f; (as professional title) → Krankenschwester f; (= nanny) → Kindermädchen nt, → Kinderfrau f; (= wet nurse) → Amme f; male nurse → Krankenpfleger m

vt

sb → pflegen; plant also → hegen; (fig) plan → hegen; hope, wrath etc → hegen, nähren (geh); fire → bewachen; (= treat carefully) → schonen; business → sorgsam verwalten; to nurse somebody back to health → jdn gesund pflegen; to nurse somebody through an illness → jdn während einer Krankheit pflegen; to nurse a cold → an einer Erkältung herumlaborieren (inf); he stood there nursing his bruised arm → er stand da und hielt seinen verletzten Arm; to nurse a grudge (against somebody) → (gegen jdn) einen Groll hegen; to nurse the economy → die Wirtschaft hegen und pflegen

(= suckle) child → stillen; (= cradle) → (in den Armen) wiegen

vi (baby) → gestillt werden

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nurse [nɜːs]

1. n

a. (in hospital) → infermiere/a
student nurse → allievo/a infermiere/a
male nurse → infermiere m

b. (also nursemaid) (children's) → bambinaia

2. vt

a. (patient) → assistere, curare; (cold) → curare
she nursed him back to health → è guarito grazie alle sue cure
to nurse a cold → curarsi un raffreddore

b. (suckle, baby) → allattare, dare il latte a

c. (cradle) → cullare (fig) (hope) → nutrire, cullare; (anger, grudge) → covare

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nurse

n nurse [nəːs]

1 a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital She wants to be a nurse. verpleegster مُمَرِّض، مُمَرِّضَه мед. сестра zdravotní sestra sygeplejerske; sygeplejer der/die Krankenpfleger(in) νοσοκόμος, νοσοκόμα enfermero põetaja, õde پرستار sairaanhoitaja infirmier/-ière אָחוֹת परिचारिका medicinska sestra (beteg)ápoló perawat hjúkrunarfræðingur infermiere 看護婦 간호사 slaugė, medicinos sesuo medicīnas māsa juru rawat verpleegster sykepleier/-søster pielęgniarka, pielęgniarz enfermeiro infirmieră медицинская сестра zdravotná sestra bolničarka, sestra medicinska sestra sjuksköterska พยาบาล hastabakıcı, hemşire 護士 сиділка, доглядальниця نرس، تيمار دار y tá 护士

2 a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children The children have gone out with their nurse. oppasser مُرَبِّي أو مُرَبِّيَة أطْفال бавачка chůva barnepige die Kinderfrau παραμάνα niñera lapsehoidja دایه lastenhoitaja nurse מְטַפֶלֶת वह स्त्री जो शिशु को दूध पिलाने और देख-रेख करने के लिए रखी जाती है या छोटे बच्चों का काम संभालनेवाली स्त्री odgojiteljica nörsz pengasuh anak fóstra balia, bambinaia 乳母 유모, 보모 auklė aukle pengasuh kindermeisje barnepleier; barnepike opiekunka ama bonă няня pestúnka varuška vaspitačica barnsköterska แม่นม dadı 保育員, 保姆 нянька دايہ cô bảo mẫu 保育员, 保姆

v

1 to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital He was nursed back to health. sorg, versorg يَعْتَني بالمَرْضى обгрижвам ošetřovat passe; pleje pflegen φροντίζω, νοσηλεύω cuidar põetama پرستارى کردن hoitaa jk terveeksi soigner לְטַפֵּל, לִסעוֹד उपचर्या करना njegovati ápol merawat hjúkra, hlynna að assistere 看護する 치료하다 slaugyti kopt slimnieku merawat verplegen pleie, stelle pielęgnować tratar a îngriji ухаживать (за больными) ošetrovať negovati negovati sköta, vårda พยาบาล (hastaya) bakmak 護理 доглядати хворого تيمار داري کرنا chăm sóc 护理

2 to give (a baby) milk from the breast. melk gee يُرْضِع الطِّفْل кърмя kojit amme stillen, die Brust geben θηλάζω amamantar imetama شير خوردن imettää allaiter לְהֵינִיק दूध पिलाकर बच्चे को पालना dojiti (dijete) szoptat menyusui hafa á brjósti allattare 授乳する 젖을 주다 žindyti, maitinti zīdīt (bērnu) menyusukan zogen amme, gi bryst karmić piersią amamentar a alăpta кормить грудью dojčiť dojiti dojiti amma ให้นม emzirmek, meme vermek 餵奶 вигодовувати دودھ پلانا cho bú 喂奶

3 to hold with care She was nursing a kitten. vashou, vertroetel يَعْتَني، يَحْمِل بِعِنايَه държа внимателно chovat, laskat holde forsigtigt hätscheln κρατώ με προσοχή acunar, mecer hellitama پرستارى کردن hoivata bercer (dans ses bras) לְטַפֵּל बच्चों की देखरेख करनेवाली दाई के रूप में कार्य करना या उनका काम समभालना oprezno postupati gondoz merawat halda gætilega á stringere, coccolare 世話する 세심한 주의로 다루다 rūpestingai auginti, prižiūrėti apmīļot, samīļot membelai koesteren holde forsiktig, kjæle med niańczyć, hołubić embalar a avea grijă de нянчить(ся) varovať pestovati gajiti kela med ดูแล özenle/dikkatle tutmak 照料 няньчити احتياط سے پکڑنا chăm chút 照料

4 to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself. koester يُطَوِّر، يُنَمّي، يُعَزِّز храня pěstovat, živit (v sobě) nære hegen τρέφω, καλλιεργώ (π.χ. αισθήματα) abrigar, guardar hellitama پروراندن hautoa nourrir לְעוֹדֵד nositi u sebi táplál memendam ala með sér nutrire, alimentare いだく (악감정·사상 따위를) 마음에 품다 puoselėti lolot; perināt menaruh harapan koesteren nære, ruge over żywić uczucie alimentar a nutri лелеять, таить chovať gojiti gajiti hysa ดูแล teşvik etmek 培養 плекати پوسنا ấp ủ 培养

n nursery

1 a room etc for young children. kinderkamer حُجْرَة أطْفال، حَضانَه детска dětský pokoj børneværelse das Kinderzimmer παιδικό δωμάτιο, παιδικός σταθμός cuarto de los niños lastetuba, lastesõim شير خوارگاه lastenhuone chambre d'enfants חֲדָר יְלָדִים पेड़-पौधों को रोपने का स्थान dječja soba gyermekszoba kamar anak-anak barnaherbergi camera dei bambini 育児部屋 육아실 vaikø kambarys bērnistaba taman asuhan kanak-kanak kinderkamer barneværelse; barneparkering żłobek, pokój dziecinny quarto de criança creşă детская комната detská izba otroška soba zabavište barnkammare ห้องเลี้ยงเด็ก çocuk odası 托兒所 дитяча кімната چھوٹے بچوں کا کمرہ nhà trẻ 托儿所

2 a place where young plants are grown. kwekery مَشْتَل разсадник školka planteskole die Baumschule φυτώριο vivero taimelava گلخانه taimitarha pépinière מִשתָלָה rasadnik faiskola persemaian gróðurhús vivaio, serra 苗床 묘목장 daigynas, medelynas dēstu audzētava tapak semaian kwekerij planteskole, hagesenter szkółka viveiro pe­pi­­nieră питомник škôlka drevesnica rasadnik plantskola สถานรับเลี้ยงเด็ก fidanlık 苗圃 розсадник; розплідник باغيچہ، چھوٹے پودوں کا باغ vườn ươm 苗圃

n nursing

the profession of a nurse who cares for the sick. verpleging تَمْريض мед. сестринство ošetřovatelství sygepleje die Krankenpflege το επάγγελμα του νοσοκόμου profesión de enfermera, enfermería põetamine پرستار hoitotyö profession d'infirmier/-ière סִיעוּד उपचयी, उपचार njega (beteg)ápolás perawatan hjúkrunarstörf (professione d'infermiere) 看護 간호 slauga, slaugymas kopšana merawat pesakit verpleging sykepleie pielęgniarstwo enfermagem nursing, asistenţă medi­cală профессия медицинской сестры ošetrovateľstvo bolničarski poklic negovanje sjuksköterskeyrket การพยาบาล hastabakıcılık, hemşirelik 護理 няня تيمار داري sự điều dưỡng 护理

n nursemaid

a nurse who looks after small children. kinderoppasser مُرَبِّيَة أطْفال бавачка vychovatelka, slečna k dětem barnepige das Kindermädchen παραμάνα niñera, aya lapsehoidja دايه؛ دختر پرستار lastenhoitaja bonne d'enfants מְטַפֶּלֶת dadilja gyermeklány perawat anak barnfóstra bambinaia 子もり 아이 보는 여자 auklė aukle pengasuh kanak-kanak kindermeisje barnepike niańka ama-seca bonă няня vychovávateľka pestunja medicinska sestra koja se brine o maloj deci barnflicka, barnjungfru ผู้หญิงที่เลี้ยงดูเด็ก dadı 保姆，育嬰女佣 няня دايہ cô bảo mẫu 保姆，育婴女佣

n nurseryman

a person who runs, or works in, a nursery for plants. kweker صاحِب مَشْتَل، عامِل في مَشْتَل работник в разсадник školkař planteskolemand der Pflanzenzüchter εργάτης φυτωρίου horticultor taimekoolipidaja باغبان؛ پرورنده گياهان puutarhuri pépiniériste בַּעַל מִשתָלָה संवर्धक व्यक्ति vrtlar u rasadniku műkertész pengurus tanaman garðyrkjumaður vivaista 苗木屋 묘목업자 daigyno/medelyno savininkas/darbininkas dēstu audzētavas dārznieks/strādnieks penjaga tapak semaian kweker planteskoleeier szkółkarz sementeiro persoană care munceşte într-o pepinieră садовник в питомнике škôlkar drevesničar čovek koji radi u rasadniku plantskolechef คนทำงานในเรือนเพาะชำต้นไม้หรือสถานที่เพาะปลูกต้นไม้ fidanlık bahçivanı 苗木工人 садівник у розсаднику نرسري والا، باغيچہ والا người trông nom vườn ươm 苗木工人

nursery rhyme

a short, simple poem for children. kinderrympie قَصيدَه أو نَشيد مُقَفّى للأطْفال стихотворение за деца dětská říkanka børnerim der Kinderreim παιδικό τραγούδι poema infantil lastesalmike اشعار مخصوص کودکان loru comptine שִׁיר יְלָדִים बच्चों का गीत pjesmica za malu djecu gyermekvers puisi anak-anak barnavísa/-gæla filastrocca 子もり歌 동료, 자장가 vaikiškas eilėraštukas bērnu dzejolītis; skaitāmpantiņš lagu dan puisi kanak-kanak kinderversje barnerim rymowanka quadra infantil poezii pentru copii детские стишки detská riekanka otroška pesmica dečija pesmica barnkammarrim เพลงกล่อมเด็ก çocuk şiiri/şarkısı 童謠 дитячий віршик بچوں کي نظم thơ ca dành cho trẻ nhỏ 童谣

nursery school

a school for very young children. kleuterskool دار حِضانَه للأطْفال детска градина mateřská školka børnehave der Kindergarten νηπιαγωγείο parvulario lasteaed کودکستان lastentarha jardin d'enfants, école maternelle גַן יְלָדִים छोटे बच्चों का विद्यालय, शिशु पाठशाला dječji vrtić óvoda taman kanak-kanak leikskóli, dagheimili asilo infantile; scuola materna 保育園 보육원 vaikų darželis bērnudārzs taman bimbingan kanak-kanak peuterklas barnehage (barn under 5 år) przedszkole jardim de infância grădiniţă детский сад materská škôlka, jasle otroški vrtec zabavište lekskola, förskola โรงเรียนสำหรับเด็กอายุ 2 - 5 ปี yuva, ana okulu 幼兒園 дитячий садок چھوٹے بچوں کا اسکول vườn trẻ 幼儿园

n nursing-home

a small private hospital. versorgingskliniek مُسْتَشْفى خاص للعَمَلِيّات الجِراحِيَّه والوِلادَه والنَّقاهَه частна клиника sanatorium plejehjem die Privatklinik κλινική clínica de reposo erahaigla بيمارستان خصوصى yksityissairaala clinique מוֹסָד סִיעוּדִי उपचार-गृह starački dom (magán)szanatórium rumah sakit kecil einkaspítali, klíník (clinica privata) 私立病院 작은 사설 병원 privati ligoninė, slaugos namai privātklīnika rumah penjagaan verpleeghuis privatklinikk; pleiehjem prywatna klinika casa de saúde clinică particulară частная лечебница sanatórium privatna bolnišnica; dom privatna bolnica vårdhem, privatklinik สถานดูแลคนชราหรือคนไม่แข็งแรง bakım evi, huzur evi, şifa yurdu 私人醫院 приватна лікарня چھوٹا پرائيويٹ اسپتال nhà thương 私人医院

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nurse → ممرضة zdravotní sestra sygeplejerske Krankenschwester νοσοκόμος enfermero sairaanhoitaja infirmière medicinska sestra infermiere 看護師 간호사 verpleegster sykepleier pielęgniarka enfermeiro медсестра sjuksköterska นางพยาบาล hemşire y tá 护士