nurse

I UK [nɜː(r)s] / US [nɜrs] noun [countable]
Word forms "nurse":
singular nurse plural nurses
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1)

a) someone who is trained to look after ill or injured people, usually in a hospital

b) someone who performs basic health checks and gives immunizations at a doctor's surgery

2) old-fashioned a woman whose job is to look after a young child

II UK [nɜː(r)s] / US [nɜrs] verb
Word forms "nurse":
present tense I/you/we/they nurse he/she/it nurses present participle nursing past tense nursed past participle nursed
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1)

a) [intransitive/transitive] to look after someone who is ill or injured

He nursed troops at the general hospital in Riyadh.

nurse someone back to health (= until they are healthy again):

His wife nursed him back to health.

b) to help someone or something to improve or become more successful

nurse something back to health:

Chief executive David Michaels nursed the business back to health.

2) [transitive] to help yourself get better after an illness or injury, for example by resting or getting medical treatment

I took over as captain while she nursed a strained muscle.

I'm nursing a cold.

3) [transitive] to feel a strong emotion or have a belief for a long time, especially one that you hide from other people

He had nursed a grudge against them for ages.

Gilford still nurses an ambition to become captain of the team.

4) [transitive] if you nurse a drink, you drink it slowly over a period of time

She stood nursing a cup of tea.

5)

a) [transitive] if a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it by letting the baby suck milk from her breasts

b) [intransitive] if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from a woman's breast