Synonyms of nurses

nurses 1 of 2

noun

plural of nurse

as in nannies

a person employed to care for a young child or children

sent his little son back to his nurse so that he could return to his study to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nannies
• sitters
• nursemaids
• babysitters
• nursers
• dry nurses
• amahs
• ayahs
• mammies
• au pairs
• bonnes
• duennas
• governesses
• mesdemoiselles
• frauleins
• mademoiselles

nurses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of nurse

1

as in mothers

to attend to the needs and comforts of

willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mothers
• ministers (to)
• heals
• treats
• administers (to)
• looks after
• doctors
• waits upon
• looks out for
• looks to
• aids
• sees to
• waits on
• cares (for)
• does for
• takes care of
• supports
• babies
• cures
• remedies
• preserves
• spoils
• provides (for)
• conserves
• caters (to)
• pampers
• mollycoddles
• humors
• coddles
• indulges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• forgets
• overlooks
• brushes (aside or off)
• slights

2

as in suckles

to give milk to from the breast

a new mother's decision to nurse her baby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suckles
• wet-nurses
• breast-feeds
• bottle-feeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weans

3

as in has

to keep in one's mind or heart

he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• has
• holds
• retains
• harbors
• cherishes
• entertains
• bears
• keeps
• hangs on to
• holds on to
• cultivates
• remembers
• hugs
• fosters
• maintains
• treasures
• sticks (to)
• carries
• clings (to)
• nurtures
• supports
• sustains
• cleaves (to)
• preserves
• broods (about or over)
• fixates (on or upon)
• obsesses (about or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• denies
• forgets
• drops
• neglects
• refuses
• parts (with)
• overlooks
• disregards
• rejects
• declines
• scorns
• repudiates
• disdains
• throws out
• deserts
• quits
• abandons
• discards
• gives up
• renounces
• abjures
• forsakes
• erases
• expunges

4

as in babies

to treat with great or excessive care

nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• babies
• mothers
• spoils
• indulges
• pampers
• wet-nurses
• pleases
• dandles
• mollycoddles
• coddles
• delights
• cockers
• cossets
• appeases
• caters (to)
• satisfies
• humors
• contents
• obliges
• placates
• gratifies
• soothes
• gladdens
• mollifies
• pacifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuses
• maltreats
• controls
• disciplines
• mistreats
• misuses
• restrains
• ill-treats
• mishandles
• oppresses
• neglects
• manhandles
• ill-uses
• violates
• overlooks
• hurts
• outrages
• molests
• slights
• tortures
• injures
• torments
• harms
• victimizes
• harasses
• persecutes

5

as in raises

to bring to maturity through care and education

as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raises
• fosters
• mothers
• fathers
• nurtures
• breeds
• brings up
• schools
• teaches
• nourishes
• watches
• educates
• feeds
• promotes
• ministers (to)
• rears
• cultivates
• supplies
• disciplines
• trains
• minds
• cradles
• instructs
• attends
• mentors
• provides (for)
• cares (for)
• guides
• tutors
• leads
• prepares
• forwards
• advances
• shows
• shepherds
• indoctrinates
• furthers
• edifies
• enlightens
• directs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuses
• mistreats
• ignores
• maltreats
• neglects
• ill-treats
• ill-uses
• hurts
• injures
• harms
• mishandles

6

as in encourages

to help the growth or development of

her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encourages
• promotes
• cultivates
• fosters
• nurtures
• advances
• advocates
• forwards
• assists
• nourishes
• furthers
• champions
• aids
• supports
• backs
• incubates
• funds
• finances
• endorses
• indorses
• upholds
• stakes
• works (for)
• subsidizes
• underwrites
• advertises
• campaigns (for)
• endows
• plugs
• patronizes
• boosts
• abets
• agitates (for)
• touts
• publicizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevents
• discourages
• hinders
• counters
• contends (with)
• inhibits
• bars
• frustrates
• prohibits
• forbids
• outlaws
• bans
• proscribes
• enjoins
• fights
• opposes
• battles
• combats
• arrests
• retards
• checks
• interferes (with)
• interdicts
• squashes
• stifles
• subdues
• suppresses
• represses
• halts
• snuffs (out)
• hobbles
• impedes
• obstructs
• squelches
• encumbers
• shackles
• fetters
• manacles

7

as in spares

to use or give out in stingy amounts

he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spares
• skimps (on)
• scants
• doles out
• conserves
• portions (out)
• metes (out)
• preserves
• stints (on)
• shortchanges
• rations (out)
• pinches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showers
• rains
• pours
• heaps
• lavishes