"nursie" meaning in English

See nursie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nursies [plural]
Etymology: nurse + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nurse|ie}} nurse + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} nursie (plural nursies)
  1. (childish, mainly as a term of address) nurse Tags: childish, mainly, term-of-address

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