nurse

[Fr. nourrice; L. nutrix; nutHre, to suclclei'to tend.] I. To suckle, to give suck to an iri;fg,rit. 2. To perform all the nece ary offices in the care of the sick. 3. A woman who has the care of aniiifant or yoimg child. 4. One who has the care'bf" a sick person, performing all the nece ary offices in relation to the toilet, giving of food and medicine, etc., under the direction of the physician. monthly n,, one who has the care of a woman during the puerperium. sick-nurse, nurse trained n., one who is a graduate of a training school, wet-nurse, ^ woman who gives suck to a child not her own.