nurse

Definition

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:

Etymology

From Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, noun based on Latin nūtrīcius (“that which nourishes”), from nūtrīx (“wet nurse”), from nūtriō (“to suckle”).

Example Sentences

• "My aunt was my nurse while I recuperated at home from surgery."
• "The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward."
• "Francis Urquhart: Right. Mackenzie. Health. No chance of getting him into a demo at a hospital, I suppose? Tim Stamper: Doesn't go to hospitals any more. Kept getting beaten up by the nurses... I think he has trouble getting insured now."