nurse - English word #801

Translation

A person whose job is to look after sick people, often in a hospital.

Word origin

From Old French norrice, meaning a woman who feeds and cares for others.

Gender

Pluralnurses

sick .

"Nurse" is the person who looks after sick people.

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"Nurses" is the plural, meaning more than one nurse.

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Here "nurse" is the job of looking after sick people.

doctor

A person whose job is to help sick people get well.

hospital

A building where doctors and nurses look after people who are ill or hurt.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

care

To feel that someone or something is important to you.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

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