1.one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
2.a woman who is the custodian of children
1.try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury;
He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs
2.maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);
bear a grudge
3.serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
4.treat carefully;
He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon
5.give suck to;
The wetnurse suckled the infant