Nurse synonyms and antonyms

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practical-nurse
A person who has had practical experience in nursing care but who is not a graduate of a degree program in nursing.
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L.P.N.
One who cares for the sick
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immunize
(Law) To grant immunity from prosecution or suit:
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attendant
An accompanying thing or circumstance; a concomitant.
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registered-nurse
A professional nurse who is a licensed graduate of a university or college of nursing who has successfully passed an examination such as NCLEX-RN.
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licensed practical nurse
A nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and is licensed by a state to provide routine patient care under the direction of a registered nurse or a physician.
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floor nurse
One who cares for the sick
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night nurse
One who cares for the sick
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day nurse
One who cares for the sick
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clinician (related)
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cradle
To hold or support protectively:
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orderly
An attendant who does routine, nonmedical work in a hospital.
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male nurse
One who cares for the sick
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bring up
To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
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harbor
Harbor is defined as to hide, protect or cling to.
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private nurse
One who cares for the sick
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student nurse
One who cares for the sick
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nurse's aide
A person who assists nurses at a hospital or other medical facility with basic tasks, such as bathing and dressing patients.
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therapist
(Short for) psychotherapist
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servant
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
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nursemaid
A woman or girl employed to care for children
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caretaker
One that temporarily performs the duties of an office:
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babysitter
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
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child care provider
One who cares for the young
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nurserymam
One who cares for the young
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wet-nurse
A woman hired to suckle another woman's child.
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attend to
To provide medical care
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minister to
To provide medical care
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aid
To provide assistance, support, or relief:
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medicate
To treat with medication:
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irradiate
To expose to or treat by exposing to X-rays, ultraviolet rays, radium, or some other form of radiant energy
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x-ray
To examine, treat, or photograph with X-rays
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inoculate
To add one substance to another; to spike.
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vaccinate
To practice vaccination
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care for
To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.
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take
(Intransitive) To habituate to or gain competency at a task.
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cherish
To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.
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nurture
To raise or educate (a child, for example).
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mother
To act or serve as a mother.
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father
To create, found, or originate:
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be a mother to
To care for (an infant)
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suckle
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast.
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dry-nurse
To care for (an infant)
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feed
To be nourished or supported:
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sustain (related)
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
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attend
​ To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings. [from 17th c.]
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care
Polite or formal way to say want.
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encourage
To give support to; be favorable to; foster; help
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foment
To treat by fomentation:
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nanny
(Pejorative) To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle. [From the mid-20th c.]
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nourish
To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues.
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raise
To create, increase or develop.
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rear
To bring up by educating, nurturing, training, etc.; raise
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succor
To give such assistance
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ignore (antonym)
To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
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neglect (antonym)
Neglect is defined as to ignore or fail to care for someone or something or fail to do something.
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cultivate
To improve or develop (plants) by various horticultural techniques
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foster
To help to grow or develop; stimulate; promote
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bear
To offer; render:
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thoughts (related)
To hold and turn over in the mind
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breastfeed
To feed a baby milk from the breast; suckle.
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suck
Suck is defined as to draw in by suction.
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lactate
A salt or ester of lactic acid. Lactate is a product of fermentation and is produced during cellular respiration as glucose is broken down.
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give-suck
(Archaic) To suckle; to give milk from the breast (to).
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harbour
To accept, as with a belief.
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hold
To cause to wait or delay.
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entertain
To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
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midwife (related)
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nurses (related)
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pharmacist (related)
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gp (related)
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nursing (related)
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physiotherapist (related)
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paediatrician (related)
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dentist (related)
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midwifes (related)
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radiographer (related)
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doctor (related)
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paramedic (related)
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district-nurse (related)
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dietician (related)
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dieticians (related)
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health care provider
One who cares for the sick
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r-n
One who cares for the sick
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doctor's assistant
One who cares for the sick
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tend
Tend means to take care of or be in charge of someone or something.
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Red Cross nurse
One who cares for the sick
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Lady in Gray
One who cares for the sick
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florence nightingale
One who cares for the sick
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minder
(UK) A personal bodyguard.
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amah (India)
One who suckles the young
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foster-mother
One who suckles the young
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mammy
(Historical) A black woman responsible for the care of white children, esp. in the South
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be a father to
To care for (an infant)
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  • Martha is a trauma nurse in a large Boston hospital.

  • The nurse put her down in the bed and covered her.

  • Cautiously withdrawing her breast, Natasha rocked him a little, handed him to the nurse, and went with rapid steps toward the door.

  • I will nurse Nancy.

  • I made a terrified noise that brought Viny, my old nurse, to the rescue.

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