Nurse
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Nurse
Noun
- A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
"My aunt was my nurse while I recuperated at home from surgery."
- Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
"My aunt was my nurse while I recuperated at home from surgery."
- A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
"The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward."
- A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
- A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
"They hired a nurse to care for their young boy."
Verb
- To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
"She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy."
- To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
"She nursed him back to health."
- To tend gently and with extra care.
"She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed."
- To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.
Anagrams of Nurse
Words You Can Make
24 words can be made from the letters in "nurse":