nurse's we

English

Etymology

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

Noun

nurse's we

  1. The word "we" used to refer to an individual person being addressed.
    Synonym: doctor's we
    "How are we feeling this morning?" is the archetypal example of the nurse's we.
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