Nouns (3)
nurse
n. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
nanny, nursemaid
n. a woman who is the custodian of children
Verbs (8)
nurse
v. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
nurse
v. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
suck, suckle, wet-nurse, lactate, breast-feed, give suck
v. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (27)
servant, retainer
n. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
cure, heal
v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
minister
v. work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
care, feel concern, feel interest
v. feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
mind, worry about
v. be concerned with or about something or somebody
worry
v. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
object, express objections, raise an objection
v. express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"
assist, serve, attend to, attend
v. work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
tend
v. have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
nurture, sustain, nourish
v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
succor, succour
v. help in a difficult situation
work, crop, cultivate
v. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (2)
feed with a bottle, bottle-feed
v. feed (infants) with a bottle
nurse
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