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night nurse

British  

noun

  1. a nurse whose duty is to look after a patient or patients during the night

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Delphine, who was 33 at the time, was a night nurse in a clinic not far from their home in Cagnac-les-Mines in the south-western Occitania region.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Mia is also supposed to have a nurse at her side by night, but Suarez said the night nurse hadn’t shown up that Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022

She had worked as a night nurse through four pregnancies, and the couple had children ranging in age from 2 to 11.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2021

"My night nurse is Rose and I love her because she takes care of me and that’s my moms name," tweeted Swanson.

From Fox News • Nov. 2, 2021

Up until that moment, Maximilian’s mother had viewed the night nurse as a great friend and ally.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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