sicknurse noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A nurse; a person employed to take care of somebody who is unwell.Working as a sicknurse may have provided women with a supplementary income, and many women may have taken on the work since it required no recognised training. — 2004 verb1 •To nurse; to take care of somebody who is unwell. formssicknursed · sicknursing · sicknurses
