nursed
/nɜrst/
verb
- Past tense of nurse: to take care of someone who is sick or injured.
- She nursed her husband back to health after his surgery.
- The volunteer nursed the injured bird until it could fly again.
- He nursed his grandmother through her final illness with great patience.
- Past tense of nurse: to feed a baby with milk from the breast.
- The mother nursed her newborn every three hours.
- Many mothers choose to have their babies nursed for the first six months.
- She nursed the baby quietly in the rocking chair.
- Past tense of nurse: to hold something carefully or treat it gently, often to protect or preserve it.
- The gardener nursed the fragile plant through the cold winter.
- He nursed a warm cup of coffee in his hands as he watched the sunrise.
- She nursed a grudge against her coworker for years after the argument.
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