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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 914 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NURSE (a shortened
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form of the earlier " nourice," adapted through the
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French from
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Lat. nutrix, nu/rite, to nourish) , primarily a woman who suckles and takes care of an
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infant, and more generally one who has the
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general
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charge of
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children; also a
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person, male or
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female, who attends to the sick, and particularly one who has been trained professionally for that purpose (see
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NURSING) .

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