# nurse's we

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The word we used to refer to an individual person being addressed.

## Etymology
From the idea that this sense of we is typically used by a nurse to a patient.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nurse-s-we