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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'nurse' Princeton's WordNet 

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

6. (verb) nurse
treat carefully
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


'nurse' - Nearby Entries  

nurnberg  nurse clinician  nursed  nurse  nurseling  nurse log  nursemaid  



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