Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb nurse

5 senses of nurse

Sense 1
nurse -- (try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs")
       => treat, care for -- (provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics")

Sense 2
harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse -- (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment")
       => feel, experience -- (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret")

Sense 3
nurse -- (serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people)
       => care, give care -- (provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded")

Sense 4
nurse -- (treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly")
       => treat, handle, do by -- (interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently")

Sense 5
breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck -- (give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places")
       => feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")

Antonyms of adj nursed

1 sense of nursed

Sense 1
nursed, suckled -- ((of an infant) breast-fed)

INDIRECT (VIA breast-fed) -> bottle-fed -- ((of an infant) given milk from a bottle)

Similarity of adj nursed

1 sense of nursed

Sense 1
nursed, suckled -- ((of an infant) breast-fed)
       => breast-fed (vs. bottle-fed) -- ((of an infant) fed milk from the mother's breast)