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Textual thesaurus for "nurse"

(noun) nanny, nursemaid

a woman who is the custodian of children


(verb) lactate, wet-nurse, breastfeed, suck, suckle, give suck

give suck to

The wetnurse suckled the infant; You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places


(verb) entertain, hold, harbor, harbour

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

bear a grudge; entertain interesting notions; harbor a resentment