noun
person who tends to sick, cares for someone
Synonyms: assistant, attendant, baby sitter, caretaker, foster parent, medic, minder, nurse practitioner, practical nurse, registered nurse, RN, sitter, therapist, wet nurse
verb
care for, tend
Synonyms: advance, aid, attend, baby-sit, cherish, cradle, cultivate, encourage, father, feed, forward, foster, further, harbor, humor, immunize, indulge, inoculate, irradiate, keep alive, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, medicate, minister to, mother, nourish, nurture, pamper, preserve, promote, see to,serve, sit, succor, support, take care of, take charge of, treat, vaccinate, wait on, watch out for, watch over
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
verb
give milk, usually from breast
Synonyms: bottle-feed, breast-feed, cradle, dry-nurse, feed, give suck, lactate, nourish, nurture, suck, suckle, wet-nurse