Nurse Synonyms and Antonyms

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One who cares for the sick
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. attendant
  2. male nurse
  3. practical-nurse
  4. licensed practical nurse
  5. L.P.N.
  6. private nurse
  7. registered-nurse
  8. r-n
  9. floor nurse
  10. night nurse
  11. day nurse
  12. orderly
  13. health care provider
  14. doctor's assistant
  15. student nurse
  16. nurse's aide
  17. therapist
  18. Red Cross nurse
  19. Lady in Gray
  20. florence nightingale
One who cares for the young
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. nanny
  2. nursemaid
  3. servant
  4. caretaker
  5. attendant
  6. babysitter
  7. child care provider
  8. minder
  9. nurserymam
To hold and turn over in the mind
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bear
  2. harbor
  3. nourish
One who suckles the young
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. wet-nurse
  2. amah (India)
  3. foster-mother
  4. mammy
To care for (an infant)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. foster
  2. nurture
  3. suckle
  4. cherish
  5. cradle
  6. harbor
  7. feed
  8. nourish
  9. wet-nurse
  10. cultivate
  11. mother
  12. father
  13. attend
  14. be a mother to
  15. bring up
  16. care
  17. be a father to
  18. breastfeed
  19. encourage
  20. foment
  21. dry-nurse
  22. nanny
  23. harbour
  24. suck
  25. raise
  26. rear
  27. succor
  28. hold
  29. tend
  30. lactate
  31. give-suck
  32. entertain
Antonyms:
  1. ignore
  2. neglect
To provide medical care
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. attend to
  2. minister to
  3. aid
  4. medicate
  5. irradiate
  6. x-ray
  7. immunize
  8. inoculate
  9. vaccinate
  10. care for
  11. take
To manage or guide carefully; look after with care; foster:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. nurture

Words Related to Nurse

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Nurse Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • The nurse turned to the door.

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