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1. (of an infant) breast-fed
   - suckled

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)
   "nurse a resentment"
   - harbor [N. Amer], harbour [Brit, Cdn], hold, entertain
    
3. Serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
    
4. Treat carefully
   "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. Give suck to
   "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
   - breastfeed, suckle, suck, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck

See also: breast-fed, nurser, nursery, nursing

Type of: care, care for, do by, experience, feed, feel, give, give care, handle, treat

Encyclopedia: Nurse