zuster

Etymology
From, from , from , from. The sense “nurse” from the fact that (before the Reformation and in Catholic areas until recently) the majority of nurses were nuns; already in Middle Dutch generalized to lay nurses.

Noun

 * 1)   sister female sibling
 * 2) sister fictive female kin member
 * 3)  sister nun
 * 4)  (female) nurse woman who provides care for the ill
 * 1)  (female) nurse woman who provides care for the ill
 * 1)  (female) nurse woman who provides care for the ill

Usage notes

 * Zuster generally is not used anymore as a job title in medical organisations, where, or  (the latter specifically for women) are the usual titles. It remains a common term in everyday language, however.

Noun

 * 1)  sister
 * 2)  nurse