NURSE

Meaning of NURSE in English

the bawdy confidante and guardian of young Juliet, heroine of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. One of Shakespeare's typical comic figures, Nurse is well-meaning and generous to Juliet, but her ineptitude is partly to blame for the play's tragic outcome.

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

NURSE — I. ˈnərs, ˈnə̄s, ˈnəis noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English nurse, norse, nurice, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NURSE — (n.) Either one of the nurse sharks.
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( n. ) Either one of the nurse sharks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — /nerrs/ , n. , v. , nursed, nursing . 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — v. breast-feed; suckle; provide medical care; take care of; work as a nurse; use up slowly; dwell on, harbor (especially …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NURSE — I. ˈnərs noun Etymology: Middle English norice, norce, nurse, from Anglo-French nurice, from Late Latin nutricia, from Latin, feminine of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NURSE — noun either one of the nurse sharks. 2. nurse ·vt to caress; to fondle, as a nurse does. 3. nurse …
Webster English vocab
NURSE — [nurse] n [ME, fr. OF nurice, fr. LL nutricia, fr. L, fem. of nutricius nourishing--more at nutritious] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NURSE — nurse, Nurse BrE AmE nɜːs AmE nɝːs ▷ nursed nɜːst AmE nɝːst ▷ nurses ˈnɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈnɝːs əz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NURSE — / nɜːs; NAmE nɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a person whose job is to take care of sick …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
NURSE — ( nurses, nursing, nursed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A nurse …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NURSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a student teacher/doctor/nurse (= someone who is learning to be a teacher, doctor, or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NURSE — Synonyms and related words : LPN, RN, advance, aliment, amah, apprentice, attend, attend to, ayah, baby, baby-sit, bandage, bathe, bear, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NURSE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ certified ( AmE ), experienced , licensed ( AmE ), qualified , registered , trained ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NURSE — n. 25B6; noun skilled nurses : CARER, caregiver; informal Florence Nightingale, nursey; N. Amer. informal candy-striper. she had been his …
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NURSE — I nurse сущ.1) а) нянька, няня - at nurse б) кормилица, мамка - put out to nurse 2) а) нянченье, …
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NURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) нянька, няня - at nurse б) кормилица, мамка - put out to nurse 2) а) нянченье, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) нянька, няня - at nurse б) кормилица, мамка - put out to nurse 2) а) нянченье, пестование б) перен. колыбель (в сочетании the nurse …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NURSE — _I 1. _n. 1> няня, нянька; - put out to nurse - at nurse 2> кормилица, мамка 3> сиделка; медицинская …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NURSE — I 1. n. 1. няня, нянька; - put out to nurse - at nurse 2. кормилица, мамка 3. сиделка; медицинская …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
NURSE — _I nə:s 1. _n. 1> няня, нянька; at nurse на попечении няни; to put out to nurse отдать на попечение …
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NURSE — (for children) bonna, infantera; (sick) garda-malade, maladera; v. curar, cuidar; alactar
English interlingue dictionary
NURSE — nars
English-Visayan vocabulary
NURSE — biographical name Sir Paul Maxime 1949- British geneticist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NURSE — (v. t.) To bring up; to raise, by care, from a weak or invalid condition; to foster; to cherish; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — (v. t.) To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to attend upon.
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — (v. t.) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant.
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — (v. t.) To nourish; to cherish; to foster
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — (n.) A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction. See Cercaria, and Redia.
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — (n.) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his place.
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — (n.) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, fosters, or the like.
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — (n.) One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: (a) A woman who has the …
Английский словарь Webster
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to attend upon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To nourish; to cherish; to foster
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( v. t. ) To bring up; to raise, by care, from a weak or invalid condition; to foster; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( n. ) One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, fosters, or the like.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( n. ) One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: (a) A woman who …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( n. ) A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction. See Cercaria, and Redia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — ( n. ) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NURSE — n. medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor); caretaker of a baby or young children, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NURSE — biographical name Sir Paul Maxime 1949- British geneticist
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NURSE — n. dry nurse licensed practical nurse nurse midwife nurse midwifery nurse practitioner nurse's aide nurse shark practical nurse registered nurse …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NURSE — n. Function: verb Inflected Form: nursed ; nurs · ing Etymology: Middle English nurshen to suckle, nourish, contraction of nurishen …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NURSE — n. Pronunciation: ' n ə rs Function: noun Etymology: Middle English norice, norce, nurse, from Anglo-French nurice, from Late Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NURSE — n. Pronunciation: ' n ə rs Function: biographical name Sir Paul Maxime 1949- Brit. geneticist
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NURSE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a person trained to care for the sick or infirm. ↘ dated a person employed …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NURSE — person who is skilled or trained in nursing (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
NURSE — (~s, nursing, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NURSE — (FEED) [verb] [T] - (of a woman) to feed (a baby) with milk from your own breast
Cambridge English vocab
NURSE — See: VISITING NURSE.
Slang English vocab
NURSE — To cheat: as, they nursed him out of it. An estate in the hands of trustees, for the payment of …
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NURSE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: NURSEMAID , ||amah, ||ayah, nana, ||nanny, nurserymaid
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