Sicknurse
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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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