nurse

a person who is trained to look after sick or injured people in hospitals, clinics, etc.

enfermero/a, enfermera

Collocations nurse at a hospital · nurse on duty

• She wants to be a nurse when she grows up.

  Ella quiere ser enfermera cuando sea mayor.

to look after someone who is sick or injured, especially in a hospital or at home.

cuidar de, atender a

• nurse somebody

• She has been nursing her sick mother for months.

  Ha estado cuidando a su madre enferma durante meses.

to feed and care for an infant or young animal, especially one that cannot get food by itself.

alimentar a un bebé o cría de animal

• nurse something

• She was nursing her baby back to health.

  Ella estaba alimentando a su bebé para devolverlo a la salud.

to drink milk or another liquid slowly from the breast, bottle, etc.

tomar leche o líquido lentamente

• nurse on something

• The baby was nursing from its mother.

  El bebé estaba tomando leche de su madre.