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noun 
  1. (archaic) A wet-nurse.
  2. A woman who takes care of other people"s young.
They hired a to care for their young boy
  1. A person trained to provide care for the sick.
The made her rounds through the hospital ward
verb to nurse
  1. to breast feed
She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.
  1. to care for the sick
She nursed him back to health
  1. to treat kindly and with extra care
She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed
Etymology: Variant form of nourice.

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