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Word entry · 5 letters

nurse

Best crossword clue

"Caregiver in scrubs"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /nɜːs/Part of speech verb, nounSorted enrsuStarts with NEnds with E4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • “My 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.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01“Caregiver in scrubs”5 letters
02“Clinic caregiver”5 letters
03“Hospital caregiver”5 letters
04“Hospital worker”5 letters

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