nursed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
    nurse.
    • He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs
  2. verb maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
    harbor; entertain; nurse; hold; harbour.
    • bear a grudge
    • entertain interesting notions
    • harbor a resentment
  3. verb serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
    nurse.
  4. verb treat carefully
    nurse.
    • He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon
    • He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly
  5. verb give suck to
    wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; lactate; suck; nurse.
    • The wetnurse suckled the infant
    • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
  6. adjective satellite (of an infant) breast-fed
    suckled.

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