Nurse

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From a Latin root nutrire meaning "to nourish" or "feed", originally said of someone who was employed to "breast feed" another mother's child.

Noun

nurse

1. A person trained to provided care for the sick

   The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward

2. A woman who takes care of other people's young

   They hired a nurse to care for their young boy

Derived terms

• wet nurse, wet-nurse

Translations

• Dutch: verpleegster f (1), zoogmoeder f (2)
• Esperanto: kuracisto
• French: infirmière f (1), infirmier m (1), nourrice f (2)
• Indonesian: perawat, suster
• Italian: infermiere, infermiera
• Japanese: 看護師 (かんごし, kangoshi; official), 看護婦 (かんごふ, kangofu), 看護士 (かんごし, kangoshi), ナース (nāsu)
• Polish: pielęgniarka f, siostra f
• Slovak: sestra f, ošetrovateľ m, ošetrovateľka f
• Spanish: enfermera f

See also

• matron
• sister

Verb

to nurse

1. to breast feed

   She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.

2. To care for the sick

   She nursed him back to health

3. To treat kindly and with extra care

   She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed

Translations

• Dutch: borstvoeden (1), verplegen (2), vertroetelen (3)
• Esperanto: kuraci (2), prizorgi (3)
• French: allaiter (1), donner le sein (1), soigner (2) (3)
• Indonesian: menyusui (1), merawat (2)
• Polish: pielęgnować (2)
• Slovak: kojiť (1), ošetrovať (2)