Definitions:

1. give suck to verb
   • The wetnurse suckled the infant
2. to try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury verb
   • I nursed my cold with Chinese herbal remedies.
3. treat carefully verb
   • I nursed my injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon.

Synonyms:

• hold
• nanny
• suck

NearBy Words:

• nurse-midwife
• nursed
• nurseling
• nursemaid
• nurser
• nursery
• nurseryman