Definition
a nurse: a person who cares for the sick and assists doctors
to nurse (someone back to health): to treat, care for (someone until they are better)
Pronunciation examples
UK: When I grow up, I want to be a nurse.
US: The monkey nursed me back to health after my accident.
- "Nurse Baker : Sorry."
- "I've selected a number of provocative outfits for the shoot - Japanese schoolgirl, sexy nurse, dark-haired CEO of a perfume company... just to name a few."
- "Let's get started! Nurse!"
- "Nurse Baker : Listen, I'm not saying you've got any of these diseases, there's just a risk."
- "Technique : Dress up like ghosts, monsters and sexy nurses in order to extort the precious candy."
- "Nurse Baker : ...and mad cow disease."
- "Nurse Baker : Don't worry, it will be covered by your company's health plan."
- "Bruno : Your nurse is a parrot, Dr. Gilchrist!"
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