1. The work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm 
2. The profession of a nurse 
3. Nourishing at the breast
   - breast feeding

1. Try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
   "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" 
2. Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
   - harbor [N. Amer], harbour [Brit, Cdn], hold, entertain 
3. Serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people 
4. 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" 
5. Give suck to
   "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
   - breastfeed, suckle, suck, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck

Derived forms: nursings

See also: nurser, nursery

Type of: aid, attention, care, care for, do by, experience, feed, feel, give, give care, handle, health profession, infant feeding, tending, treat

Encyclopedia: Nurse

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