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See also:NURSE (a shortened See also:form of the earlier " nourice," adapted through the See also:French from See also:Lat. nutrix, nu/rite, to nourish) , primarily a woman who suckles and takes care of an See also:infant, and more generally one who has the See also:general See also:charge of See also:children; also a See also:person, male or See also:female, who attends to the sick, and particularly one who has been trained professionally for that purpose (see See also:NURSING) . |
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