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Nursing

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Broader term 4

Aid 76% connected

To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Attention 76% connected

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Care 76% connected

A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tending 76% connected

of Tend

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nurse 74% connected

One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: (a) A woman who has the care of young children; especially, one who suckles a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nurse 74% connected

One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: (a) A woman who has the care of young children; especially, one who suckles a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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