HEAD NURSE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does head nurse mean? 

• HEAD NURSE (noun)
  The noun HEAD NURSE has 1 sense:

1. a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution

  Familiarity information: HEAD NURSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEAD NURSE (noun)

Meaning:

A woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

head nurse; matron

Hypernyms ("head nurse" is a kind of...):

nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))