does anyone know and "old" word for nurse?

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does anyone know and "old" word for nurse?

2007-02-05 01:11:42 · 4 answers · asked by jbecerra_14 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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As far as I know nurses have always been nurses. The first real hospitals were developed in the early 1800's, and there were "nurses" to take care of them. Before this there were wetnurses and midwifes.....

2007-02-05 01:22:57 · answer #1 · answered by bpbjess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Mid Wife = singular
Midwives = Plural

2007-02-08 23:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Sags 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nursemaid?

2007-02-05 01:21:56 · answer #3 · answered by K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

there were midwives -- but they were just for delivering babies. nurses used to mean more like nanny.

2007-02-05 01:20:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋