Definition of Nurse
Nurse
nur·se
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A person trained to care for the sick or injured.
e.g. The nurse carefully administered the medication to the patient.
(verb)
to provide medical care and treatment to someone in poor health, especially as an occupation;
e.g. He helped to nurse his mother back to health. She was hired to nurse in the emergency department of the hospital.
(verb)
broadly, to be protective and/or careful in handling something, either literally in order to treat an injury or figuratively in order to protect something's well-being;
e.g. She didn't want to nurse a sprained ankle while on vacation.
(verb)
to hold on to something for a relatively long period of time, for example to have some feeling or belief for a long time or to take occasional sips from the same drink for a long time;
e.g. They started to nurse a hatred for him because of his rudeness. I tend to nurse the same cup of coffee all through the morning.
(verb)
to feed a baby with breast milk, or to be thus fed with breast milk;
e.g. She went into a different room to nurse her crying baby.
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