Question 1 · Quick check
nurse
CEFRA1
/nɜːs/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A trained person who cares for sick or injured people.
- 02
verb
To care for or feed someone or something.
Examples
The nurse took his temperature with a thermometer.
The nurse is dressed in white.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
More examples
In contextMy aunt was my nurse while I recuperated at home from surgery.
The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward.
They hired a nurse to care for their young boy.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English norice, from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, noun based on Latin nūtrīcius (“that which nourishes”), from nūtrīx (“wet nurse”), from nūtriō (“to suckle”).