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The German word for nurse is
Krankenschwester





nurse

Gender

The gender of Krankenschwester is feminine. E.g. die Krankenschwester. The masculine form is der Krankenpfleger.

Plural

The plural of Krankenschwester is Krankenschwestern.

German Definition


nurse
     Substantiv:
     [1] Krankenschwester, Krankenpfleger



Translations for nurse and their definitions

Schwester
     n-f. sister
          Meine Schwester kommt morgen. - My sister is coming tomorrow.
     n-f. (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
     n-f. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
     n-f. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address


Stillen
     n. (gerund of stillen); breastfeeding, suckling
     n. plural of Stille
     v. to nurse, suckle, breastfeed (a baby)
     v. to quench (a need, e.g. hunger)
     v. to ease (pain)


Pflegen
     n. gerund of pflegen
     v. (Providing care or service for someone/something.) weak verb
     v.          to nurse; to care for someone in poor health
                   jemanden gesund pflegen - to nurse someone back to health
                  Kranke pflegen - to care for the sick
     v.          to take care of, to tend to, to maintain
                   sein Äußeres pflegen - to take care of one's appearance
                  die Zähne pflegen - to take care of (one's) teeth
                  Der Gärtner pflegt den Garten. - The gardener tends to the garden.
                  Sie hat sich stets sehr gepflegt. - She has always taken care of herself.
                  Er setzte sich faul hin und pflegte sich. - He sat down lazily and looked after himself.
                  Daten pflegen - to maintain data (keep up-to-date)
     v.         #
     v. (To improve or care for something in an intellectual sense.) weak or strong verb
     v.          to cultivate; to foster; to nurture; to maintain
                   Freundschaften pflegen - to cultivate friendships
                   Beziehungen pflegen - to cultivate relationships
                  Künste und Wissenschaften pflegen - to advance/promote the arts and sciences
     v.         #
             #     der Liebe pflegen - to cultivate/nurture love
             #     der Ruhe pflegen - to foster tranquility
     v. (Expressing habituality.) weak or strong verb
     v.          to carry out regularly
                   Umgang pflegen - to regularly be in contact
                   Geselligkeit pflegen - to socialize regularly, lit=to regularly engage in gregariousness
     v.          to perform habitually; to be accustomed (to doing something); to be in the habit (of doing something)
                  Ich pflege zu laufen. - I usually walk.
                  Er pflegte zu reisen. - He used to travel.


Krankenschwester
     n-f. nurse (female)


Pflegerin
     n-f. female equivalent of Pfleger


Krankenpflegerin
     n-f. nurse (female)


Pfleger
     n-m. clipping of Krankenpfleger, , nurse
     n-m. clipping of Tierpfleger, , animal caretaker
     n-m. (law) guardian
     n-m. (historical) governor, bailiff
     n-m. (Swiss) an elementary school administrator
     n-m. (Swiss) organizer, supervisor
     n-m. (Swiss, boxing) second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)


Krankenpfleger
     n-m. nurse (male or of unspecified gender) (person who cares for the ill)


Hegen
     n. nurture
     v. to cherish
     v. to harbor, to have, to hold (e.g., doubts, a grudge, grievances)


Kinderfrau
     n-f. nanny


hätscheln
     v. to fondle, feel up
     v. to pamper


Kindermädchen
     n-n. (dated) nanny (female) (cf. männliches Kindermädchen)


Saugen
     n-n. (gerund of saugen)
     v. to suck (to create underpressure with a tube-like object such as one's mouth)
          an etwas saugen - to suck on something
     v. to suck (something)
     v. (colloquial) ellipsis of staubsaugen, (to vacuum)
     v. (colloquial transitive Internet) to download something, especially illegally
     v. (dated slang) to suck (to be inferior or objectionable)
          Das saugt total. - This totally sucks.


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