/nɜːs/
noun
A wet nurse.A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.A person trained to provide care for the sick.One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, or fosters.A shrub or tree that protects a young plant.A lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.A larva of certain trematodes, which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction.A nurse shark.verb
To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.To treat kindly and with extra careTo manage with care and economyTo drink slowlyTo foster, to nourishTo hold closely to one's chestTo strike (billiard balls) gently, so as to keep them in good position during a series of shots.