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nursed

Meaning of “nursed”

Fed, tended, or cared for as an infant or dependent child.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 2:9

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “nursed”

KJV PCE
Exodus 2:9
And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 2:9 · retained source text

And Pharaohs daughter said vnto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will giue thee thy wages. And the woman tooke the childe, and nursed it.

Isaiah 60:4
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 60:4 · retained source text

Lift vp thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselues together, they come to thee: thy sonnes shall come from farre, and thy daughters shalbe nourced at thy side.

1611 marginal noteChap.49.18.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Tended in infancy; nourished at the breast; fostered; cherished.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 200