ナースnaasu

1. nounnurse

• Synonym看護師かんごしNeutralThe current official legal term for a nurse, covering both men and women. 「ナース」 is a loanword heard mostly in colloquial speech or in compounds like 「ナースコール」.
• Synonym看護婦かんごふNeutralThe former official name for a female nurse, replaced by 「看護師」 in 2002; 「ナース」 is not limited to women.
• Related看護人かんごにんWrittenA written/formal word for someone who cares for the sick or elderly, not necessarily a licensed nurse; 「ナース」 normally means a qualified nurse.
• Related白衣の天使はくいのてんしNeutralA laudatory set phrase, 'angel in white', used rhetorically to praise nurses; 「ナース」 is a plain, everyday label.
• Antonym患者かんじゃNeutralThe person receiving treatment — the one a 「ナース」 cares for, standing on the opposite side of the nursing relationship.

Use 「ナース」 in colloquial speech or compounds like 「ナースコール」; in formal contexts say 「看護師」. 「看護婦」 is the old official name, 「白衣の天使」 a flattering epithet, and 「看護人」 a caregiver who need not be licensed. The person being cared for is the 「患者」.

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1. 看護師かんごし。特とくに女性じょせいの看護師かんごし。看護婦かんごふ。
2. 乳母うば。