单词 | nurser |
释义 | nursern. 1. A person who or thing which nurses (someone or something) (in various senses of the verb). Also: a child who breastfeeds (in a specified manner).Recorded earliest as a surname. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > [noun] > one who or that which fostrild?c1225 nurser1363 speed1377 promoter1384 furtherer1390 speederc1400 upraiserc1440 promotor1517 nurse1526 advancer1540 promover1545 fosterera1586 increasera1625 fartherer1633 uplifter1650 cultivator1663 upbuilder1865 the mind > emotion > [noun] > one who feels emotion > one who preserves a feeling nurser1888 1363–4 Freeman's Rolls in Kent Rec. (1964) XVIII. 213 (MED) Alexander Norsere, corveyser. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xlix. 23 And kingis shulen be thi nurseris, and quenys shulen be thi nursis. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. vii. 46 See where he lyes inherced in the armes Of the most bloody Nursser of his harmes. a1645 D. Featley in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus (1651) 485 Colledges..ought to be as nursers for choyce plants to be set & nourished there for a while. 1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 7 That Nurser of Subjects, bold Britain's chief Meat. 1824 J. Johnson Typographia in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1138 The early nursers and improvers of our art. 1888 ‘P. Cushing’ Blacksmith of Voe III. 34 If old Abel was..a nurser of wrath, he would probably object. 1983 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 11 Feb. 6 Bobby was a lazy nurser and his pediatrician suggested a supplementing formula. 2002 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 12 May 28 The extraordinary Marthe McKenna—nurser of Germans, holder of the Iron Cross, yet also British spy. 2. North American. An infant's feeding bottle; a nursing bottle. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > infant's bottle sucking-pot1552 sucking-bottle1632 suck-bottle1652 titty bottle1844 bottle1848 feeding-bottle1858 nurser1882 1882 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 23 June 1/8 (advt.) The shape, purity of materials, the ease and comfort to the child..render this nurser decidedly superior to any other nursing bottle ever produced. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 107/3 Nursing bottles,..fitted complete with best maroon or black rubber fittings, and 2 brushes in box... Nurser weighs 12 ounces. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Apr. d10 A maker of baby food, clothing, cosmetics, nursers and other infant products. 2001 Chain Drug Rev. 30 July 24 The line comprises contoured and dual-purpose nursers, both packaged alone or in starter kits. The line's interchangeable nipple system includes three types of nipples. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1363 |
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