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nit nurse

nit nurse noun: a nurse who periodically checked schoolchildren's hair for lice.

Noun

nit nurse (plural nit nurses)

  1. (UK, dated) A nurse who periodically checked schoolchildren's hair for lice.

Forms of nit nurse

pluralnit nurses

Origin of nit nurse

Earliest written mention appears c. 1942 in The Lancet.

Questions about nit nurse

What does nit nurse mean?
Nit nurse means a nurse who periodically checked schoolchildren's hair for lice.
What part of speech is nit nurse?
Nit nurse is a noun.
What is the plural of nit nurse?
The plural of nit nurse is nit nurses.

Words near nit nurse in the dictionary

  1. Nisyrians
  2. Nisyros
  3. nit
  4. nit comb
  5. nit combs
  6. nit nurse
  7. nit nurses
  8. nit-keeper
  9. nit-keepers
  10. nit-noid
  11. nit-noids

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