nurse

  1. Noun.  (archaic) A wet-nurse.
  2. Noun.  A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.
  3. Noun.  A person trained to provide care for the sick.
  4. Verb.  to breast feed.
  5. Verb.  to care for the sick.
  6. Verb.  to treat kindly and with extra care.
  7. Verb.  to drink slowly.

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