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nursed   (TTS Sound)

The verb nurse has 5 senses

• nurse -- (try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs")


• harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse -- (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment")


• nurse -- (serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people)


• nurse -- (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")


• breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck -- (give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places")

The adj nursed has 1 sense

• nursed, suckled -- ((of an infant) breast-fed)