nurses

noun

Meaning

A wet nurse.
A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.
A person trained to provide care for the sick.
One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.
A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.
A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.
To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
To treat kindly and with extra care
To manage with care and economy
To drink slowly

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