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nurse in Tagalog

nars

/nɜːs/

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British/nɵːs/

nurse in Tagalog: nars, alagaan, yaya, alaga. In English, nurse means anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.

Tagalog words for nurse

person trained to provide care for the sick
nars
person who takes care of other people's young
yaya
to care for (the sick)
alaga, alagaan, mangalaga
to tend gently and with extra care
alagaan, ingatan

English meaning of nurse

  1. noun Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
  2. noun A medical worker performing this role, typically someone trained to provide such care but having credentials and rank below a doctor or physician assistant.
  3. noun A medical worker, such as a registered nurse, having training, credentials, and rank above a nurse assistant.
  4. noun A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.

Full definition of nurse

nurse in a sentence

  • My aunt was my nurse while I recuperated at home from surgery.
  • The nurse made her rounds through the hospital ward.
  • They hired a nurse to care for their young boy.

Synonyms of nurse

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Questions about nurse in Tagalog

What is the meaning of nurse in Tagalog?
Nurse in Tagalog is nars, alagaan, yaya, alaga.
Ano ang nurse sa Tagalog?
Nurse: nars, alagaan, yaya, alaga.
What does nurse mean in English?
Nurse means anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nurse (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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