2. brothel, bordello, house of ill repute. See - brothel.
nuptial, adj. 1. wedding, bridal, hymeneal, spousal, matrimonial, marital, connubial, conjugal, wedded.
-n. 2. Usu.
nuptials wedding or wedding cere
mony, marriage or marriage ceremony, matrimony, bridal, Class. Myth. Nymphaea, spousals, espousals, (among the ancient Romans) confarreation, SI. altar; wedlock, marital union or bond, nuptial tie or knot.
nurse, n. 1. registered nurse, R.N., practical nurse, licensed practical nurse, L.P.N., private nurse, head nurse, Brit, sister; male nurse, orderly, hospital attendant; nurse's aide, SI. candystriper.
2. dry nurse, governess, nursemaid, nurserymaid, Chiefly Brit, nanny, (in the southern U.S.) mammy, wet nurse.
-v. 3. care for, take care of, tend to, attend to, minister to, wait on, wait on hand and foot; treat, doctor.
4. (all of an infant) suckle, wet-nurse, breast-feed; nurture, cradle, feed, take care of, care for; dry-nurse, parent, mother, cherish; coddle, pamper, baby, indulge, pet, mollycoddle; foster, bring up, rear, raise, train.
5. harbor, keep, hold, sustain, maintain.
nursery, n. 1. baby's room, children's room, playroom, rumpus room.
2. nursery school, day nursery, day-care center, crdche, child care center, playschool, preschool kindergarten.
3. conservatory, greenhouse, hothouse, forcing house, indoor garden, cold frame.
nursling, n. infant, baby, newborn, neonate, It. bambino, Fr. bkbk, papoose, suckling, weanling; foundling, changeling; young child, Fr. enfant, Scot. and North Eng. bairn, toddler, tot, tiny tot, U.S. Inf. tad, pre-schooler, nursery schooler; (all of animals) cub, kitten, kitty, pup, puppy, foal.
nurture, v. 1. feed, nourish, sustain, maintain; provide for, care for, take care of, tend; cherish, parent, mother, dry-nurse; foster, nurse, bring up, rear, raise; form, mold, shape, build, prepare, guide, take in hand; train, discipline, teach, tutor, instruct in, Nonstandard, learn, educate, school.
2. cultivate, breed, develop, promote, foster, further, encourage, stimulate; boost, strengthen, advance, forward, push or push for, advocate; support, back, contribute to, conduce to, patronize; help, aid, abet, assist, lend a hand, give a leg up.
-n. 3. upbringing, rearing, fosterage, care; train
ing, breeding, guidance, development, cultivation, preparation; education, tutelage, tuition, teaching, instruction, schooling, learning.
4. nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, food, pabulum, sustenance, subsistence. See - nourishment.
nurturing, adj. 1. cherishing, nursing, mothering, parenting; parental, maternal, motherly; coddling, pampering, babying, indulging, petting, mollycoddling.
2. nourishing, fostering, strengthening, furthering, encouraging, promoting, supporting, supportive; con-tributive, contributing, contributary, conducive, helpful.
nut, n. 1. kernel, nutlet, nutmeat; grain, pip, seed, meat, pith.