Main entry: nanny, nurse, nursemaid
Definition: a woman who is the custodian of children
Main entry: nurse
Definition: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
Main entry: nurse
Definition: try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
Usage: He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs
Main entry: lactate, wet-nurse, breastfeed, suck, suckle, nurse, give suck
Definition: give suck to
Usage: The wetnurse suckled the infant; You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
Main entry: entertain, hold, harbor, harbour, nurse
Definition: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
Usage: bear a grudge; entertain interesting notions; harbor a resentment
Main entry: nurse
Definition: treat carefully
Usage: He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon; He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly
Main entry: nurse
Definition: serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people