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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
1N2U3R4S5E

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

01Caregiver in scrubs5 letters
02Clinic caregiver5 letters
03Hospital caregiver5 letters
04Hospital worker5 letters

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