nurse

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Formal

n. someone, often a woman, who is paid to look after other people's children.

n. a person employed to provide primary care and supervision for children in a private household.

“The wealthy family hired a nurse to help look after the newborn baby.”

“In the early twentieth century, it was common for aristocratic families to employ a nursery nurse to oversee the children's daily routines.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to look after someone who is sick or injured.

v. to provide medical or supportive care to an ill or injured person.

“She stayed home for a week to nurse her husband back to health.”

“The volunteers worked tirelessly to nurse the rescued animals until they were strong enough to be released into the wild.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to feed a baby with milk from the breast.

v. to feed an infant at the breast; used both transitively for the mother and intransitively for the infant.

“The mother sat quietly in the park to nurse her baby.”

“Health organisations often recommend that mothers nurse their infants for at least the first six months of life.”

C1 · Advanced Informal

v. to drink something very slowly, often to make it last a long time.

v. to consume a beverage in small sips over an extended period, typically to prolong the experience or stay in a social setting.

“He sat at the corner table and nursed a single cup of coffee for two hours.”

“Rather than ordering another round, she spent the rest of the evening nursing her glass of wine while listening to the jazz band.”