Sicknurse

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nurse; a person employed to take care of somebody who is unwell.

    "Working as a sicknurse may have provided women with a supplementary income, and many women may have taken on the work since it required no recognised training."

Verb
  1. 1
    To nurse; to take care of somebody who is unwell.

Example

More examples

"Working as a sicknurse may have provided women with a supplementary income, and many women may have taken on the work since it required no recognised training."

Etymology

From sick + nurse.

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