" nurser "

1: a person employed to care for a young child or children;

  * e.g., " ... volunteered at the hospital as a nurser to hold premature babies "

•  Synonyms : 

•  babysitter,

•  dry nurse,

•  nanny,

•  nurse,

•  nursemaid,

•  sitter

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to attend to the needs and comforts of;

  * e.g., " ... willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm "

•  Synonyms : 

•  administer (to),

•  care (for),

•  minister (to),

•  mother

•  Antonyms : 

•  abuse,

•  ill-treat,

•  ill-use,

•  maltreat,

•  manhandle,

•  mishandle,

•  mistreat,

•  misuse

2: to give milk to from the breast;

  * e.g., " ... a new mother's decision to nurse her baby "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breast-feed,

•  suckle,

•  wet-nurse

•  Antonyms : 

•  discourage,

•  frustrate,

•  hinder,

•  inhibit

3: to keep in one's mind or heart;

  * e.g., " ... he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bear,

•  cherish,

•  entertain,

•  harbor,

•  have,

•  hold

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)