Nurse

1. One skilled in caring for the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician). A nurse took good care of me when I had a hip replaced.
2. A woman who is the custodian of children. We hired a nurse maid for the children.
3. To feed at the breast. She nursed her baby every few hours.
A ant or bee that feeds and cares for the colony's young. Worker bees do most of the work in the hive.