Word

nurse, n.
(nurses)
freq. cnt. 3

one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

nurse

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derivationally related form

nurse nurse

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hyponym

foster-nurse graduate nurse, trained nurse head nurse practical nurse, licensed practical nurse, LPN matron midwife, accoucheuse probationer, student nurse registered nurse, RN scrub nurse visiting nurse

hypernym

health professional, primary care provider, PCP, health care provider, caregiver

member holonym

nurse-patient relation

instance hyponym

Cavell, Edith Cavell, Edith Louisa Cavell Nightingale, Florence Nightingale, Lady with the Lamp Sanger, Margaret Sanger, Margaret Higgins Sanger

a woman who is the custodian of children
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

nanny nurse nursemaid

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derivationally related form

nurse

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hyponym

dry nurse mammy wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah

hypernym

keeper woman, adult female