The Clue
Helped get well (6 letter answer)
The Answer
NURSED
Tags
Notes
The answer NURSED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cared for
Breast-fed
Drank slowly
Harbored, as a grudge
Took care of
Definition
NURSE as a verb:
1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
2. (harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse) = maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
4. treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
5. (breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck) = give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
NURSED as an adjective:
1. (nursed, suckled) = (of an infant) breast-fed