nurse vs visiting nurse

visiting nurse vs nurse

nurse and visiting nurse both are nouns.

nurse is a verb but visiting nurse is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nurse	Yes	No	Yes	No
visiting nurse	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, visiting nurse is a hyponym of nurse; that is, visiting nurse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nurse:

nurse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
visiting nurse: a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes

Other hyponyms of nurse include foster-nurse, graduate nurse, trained nurse, head nurse, licensed practical nurse, LPN, practical nurse, matron, accoucheuse, midwife, probationer, student nurse, registered nurse, RN, scrub nurse.

nurse (noun)	visiting nurse (noun)
one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)	a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes
a woman who is the custodian of children

nurse (verb)	visiting nurse (verb)
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
give suck to
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
treat carefully

Difference between nurse and visiting nurse

Words related to "visiting nurse"

nurse

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