English to English Dictionary

Nuphar

A genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, commonly known as spatterdock or yellow water lily.

Nuptials

A ceremony of marriage; a wedding.

Nuqta

A diacritical dot placed beneath a letter in Indic scripts to modify its phonetic value, representing sounds borrowed from Persian and Arabic.

Nurr

A small wooden ball or knot used in traditional northern English games like knurr and spell.

Nurse

A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.

Nursemaid

A female servant employed to care for young children in a household.

Nursery

A place where young plants are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere.

Nursery-School

An educational establishment for young children, typically between the ages of three and five, where they receive early childhood education.

Nursing

The profession or occupation of a nurse devoted to the care of the sick and injured.

Nursing home

A private residential facility that provides medical, nursing, and rehabilitative care for elderly or chronically ill persons who can no longer care for themselves at home.

Nurture

The process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something.

Nurturing

The act of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something.