nursenurse1 /nɚs/ ●●● noun [countable] 
someone whose job is to take care of people who are sick or injured, usually in a hospital: 
The nurse is coming to give you an injection. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French nurice, from Latin nutricius, from Latin nutrire “to nourish”]
someone whose job is to take care of people who are sick or injured, usually in a hospital: The nurse is coming to give you an injection. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French nurice, from Latin nutricius, from Latin nutrire “to nourish”]
