Nutrice (5 letters)

{ Answer }

NURSE

{ Related Clues }

Breastfeed
Care for
Nightingale, for one
Sip
Barton, e.g.
Bedside companion
Cavell was one
Clara Barton, for one
Doctor's cry
Edith Cavell, for one
Hospital attendant
Hospital worker
Infirmary call
Nightingale, e.g.
Part of R.N.
Patient helper
Provide T.L.C.
Surgeon's assistant
Take care of
Tend the ill
Convalescent home employee
Cry from the sick ward
Do nutricial work
Operating room aide
Worker with vital information?
Hayes's role in "A Farewell to Arms"

{ Tags }

assistant, barton, call, care, cavell, clara, cry, edith, eg, hospital, nightingale, nurse, pan, peter, role, sip, surgeons, tend, tlc, was, worker

{ Notes }

The answer NURSE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.

{ Definition }

NURSE as a noun:

1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

2. (nanny, nursemaid, nurse) = a woman who is the custodian of children

NURSE as a verb:

1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"

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

3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

4. 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"

5. (breastfeed, bottle-feed, 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"