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nurse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician); try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"; 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"; serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

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probationer collapse: someone released on probation or on parole; a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period

RN collapse

spoon feed collapse

wet nurse collapse: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

dry nurse collapse: a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant

lactate collapse: a salt or ester of lactic acid

mammy collapse: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

cosset collapse

pamper collapse: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

nanny collapse: female goat; a woman who is the custodian of children

nourish collapse: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

amah collapse

nursemaid collapse

fondle collapse

sister collapse: a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"; (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God"; a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"

suckle collapse: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

coddle collapse: cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"

care for collapse: be fond of; be attached to; have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)

cherish collapse

probe collapse: an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity; an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"; question or examine thoroughly and closely; examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"

fatten collapse: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

cultivate collapse: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"; foster the growth of

baby sit collapse

see after collapse

operate on collapse: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

watch out for collapse

diagnose collapse: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis; subject to a medical analysis

foster collapse: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864); providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"; help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"; bring up under fosterage; of children; promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"

feed collapse: food for domestic livestock; introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"; give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"; take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"; serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"; feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"; provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"; gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"; support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"

cradle collapse: a baby bed with sides and rockers; birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"; run with the stick; hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"; wash in a cradle; "cradle gold"; cut grain with a cradle scythe; hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"; bring up from infancy

heal collapse: get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"

air corps collapse: formerly the airborne division of the United States Army

nurture collapse

keep an eye on collapse

look after collapse: keep under careful scrutiny; "Keep an eye on this prisoner!"

keeper collapse: someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"

splint collapse: an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg); a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"; support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"

mother collapse: a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"; a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"; a term of address for a mother superior; a term of address for an elderly woman; a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar; care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"

housebreak collapse: train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house

sustain collapse: admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"; supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

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