nurse
/nɜːs/noun
उच्चारण नर्स
नर्स, परिचारिका
Basic word
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[C]
a person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital
नर्स, परिचारिका
- The nurse gave him an injection.
- A nurse checked the patient's temperature every hour.
- My aunt trained as a nurse at a hospital in Chennai.
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- The night nurse brought him a glass of water.
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[T]
to take care of somebody who is ill or injured; to have a strong feeling or idea in your mind for a long time; to feed a baby with milk from the breast
सेवा करना; (मन में) पालना
- She nursed her mother back to health.
- to nurse a grudge
- He nursed his injured knee for three weeks before playing again.
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- Radhika nursed her sick brother through the night.
- For years she nursed the hope of becoming a doctor.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Nurse a grudge (keep a feeling of anger for a long time), nurse an ambition, nursery (a room for young children; a place where young plants are grown; a nursery school).
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: nurse a grudge (लंबे समय तक क्रोध की भावना रखना, मन में बैर पालना), nurse an ambition, nursery (छोटे बच्चों का कमरा; पौधशाला; nursery school)।
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One-word substitution
The senior nurse in charge of a hospital is a matron.
अस्पताल की प्रभारी वरिष्ठ नर्स matron।
General knowledge
Florence Nightingale, 'The Lady with the Lamp', founded modern nursing; International Nurses Day is 12 May (her birthday); the Florence Nightingale Award is India's highest honour for nurses.
'The Lady with the Lamp' Florence Nightingale ने आधुनिक नर्सिंग की स्थापना की; अंतर्राष्ट्रीय नर्स दिवस 12 मई (उनका जन्मदिन) है; Florence Nightingale पुरस्कार भारत में नर्सों का सर्वोच्च सम्मान है।