1. (noun)nurse one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) Synonyms: nursemaid, nanny
2. (verb)nanny, nursemaid, nurse a woman who is the custodian of children Synonyms: nursemaid, nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat, nurse
3. (verb)nurse try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury Synonyms: breastfeed, wet-nurse, give suck, suckle, entertain, harbour, suck, lactate, hold, harbor
4. (verb)harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) Synonyms: accommodate, book, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, bind, suck, deem, hold up, toy with, arrest, breastfeed, take, have, concord, think about, check, make, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, keep, suckle, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, lactate, confine, have got, restrain, wet-nurse, withstand, agree, hold in, flirt with, halt, contain, think of, concur, maintain, guard, shield, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, declare, give suck, bear
5. (verb)nurse serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people Synonyms: breastfeed, wet-nurse, give suck, suckle, entertain, harbour, suck, lactate, hold, harbor
7. (verb)breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck give suck to Synonyms: soak up, entertain, go down on, sop up, wet-nurse, fellate, hold, draw, give suck, absorb, suckle, take in, suck in, harbour, nurse, imbibe, lactate, blow, take up, suck up, harbor, breastfeed, suck
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'nurse'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. nurse To cherish is both to hold dear and to treat as dear. Mere unexpressed esteem would not be cherishing. In the marriage vow, "to love, honor, and cherish," the word cherish implies all that Synonyms: cherish, cheer, encourage, harbor, nurse, shelter, cling to, entertain, hold dear, nurture, treasure, comfort, foster, nourish, protect, value
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