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Eileen Grasp
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:07 am
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I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'. |
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JNugent
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:07 am
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Eileen Grasp wrote:
| Quote: | I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
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I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as "being
cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for it.
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CyberCypher
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:07 am
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JNugent wrote on 10 Nov 2004:
| Quote: | Eileen Grasp wrote:
I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as
"being cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for
it.
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"Inpatient" has this as part of its meaning; "patient" (noun) strongly
implies it, but, according to MW11, a patient can also be someone
awaiting care. But these two words may not suit your needs.
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Bill Bonde ( ``And the La
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JNugent wrote:
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Eileen Grasp wrote:
I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as "being
cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for it.
Nursed. |
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Freddy
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:07 am
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"Bill Bonde ( ``And the Lamb lies down on Broadway'' )"
<stderr2@backpacker.com> wrote in message
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JNugent wrote:
Eileen Grasp wrote:
I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as "being
cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for it.
Nursed.
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'Being cared for' would be 'being nursed'.
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Dem response is to run Hillary. Hilarious. |
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Skitt
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:07 am
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Freddy rakstija:
| Quote: | "Bill Bonde wrote
JNugent wrote:
Eileen Grasp wrote:
I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as
"being cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for it.
Nursed.
'Being cared for' would be 'being nursed'.
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Yeah, but that can be somewhat ambiguous. "Nursed" also means "breastfed".
Context would probably clarify, but someone might make a joke out of it.
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Freddy
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:07 am
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"Skitt" <skitt99@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Freddy rakstija:
"Bill Bonde wrote
JNugent wrote:
Eileen Grasp wrote:
I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as
"being cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for it.
Nursed.
'Being cared for' would be 'being nursed'.
Yeah, but that can be somewhat ambiguous. "Nursed" also means
"breastfed". Context would probably clarify, but someone might make a joke
out of it.
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Yeah, but someone might make a joke of 'being cared for'.
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don groves
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:07 am
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In article <5dgkd.713$3U4.60468@news02.tsnz.net>, Freddy at
ant@paradise.net.nz exposited:
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"Skitt" <skitt99@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Freddy rakstija:
"Bill Bonde wrote
JNugent wrote:
Eileen Grasp wrote:
I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as
"being cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for it.
Nursed.
'Being cared for' would be 'being nursed'.
Yeah, but that can be somewhat ambiguous. "Nursed" also means
"breastfed". Context would probably clarify, but someone might make a joke
out of it.
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Yeah, but someone might make a joke of 'being cared for'.
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Bill Bonde ( ``And the La
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Freddy wrote:
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"Bill Bonde ( ``And the Lamb lies down on Broadway'' )"
stderr2@backpacker.com> wrote in message
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JNugent wrote:
Eileen Grasp wrote:
I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as "being
cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for it.
Nursed.
'Being cared for' would be 'being nursed'.
At least I cared enough to send my very best. |
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these drunk birds flying everywhere just like mosquitoes in Minnesota,
dashing up one side of me, darting down the other, crashing into the
windows, falling off their perches, didn't even know they perched,
flying backwards, flying backwards, it was like something out of the
Exorcist. After a while though, I got bored with it all. Next Summer I'm
going to Alaska to feed french bread soaked in Wild Turkey to polar
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Steve Hayes
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:33 pm
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On 9 Nov 2004 16:31:03 -0800, blackmath@digiverse.net (Eileen Grasp) wrote:
| Quote: | I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
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Patient.
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JNugent
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:34 pm
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Bill Bonde ( ``And the Lamb lies down on Broadway'' ) wrote:
| Quote: | JNugent wrote:
Eileen Grasp wrote:
I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
I don't believe there is a *single* word which means the same as
"being cared for".
You already have just about the shortest possible expression for it.
Nursed.
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I understood the OP to be asking for a single word that would replace the
whole phrase "being cared for".
I could have suggested "being treated", of course (even though "cared for"
may not involve treatment), but "nursed", without the "being", won't stand
on its own.
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:34 pm
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On 9 Nov 2004 16:31:03 -0800, blackmath@digiverse.net (Eileen Grasp)
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| Quote: | I need a word that means 'being cared for (because the subject is
ill)' or 'under the supervision of a doctor'.
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Under the doctor. |
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Bloke
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:34 pm
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convalescing?
(Though it seems to equate to recuperate, which is a bit unilateral for what
you require, convalesce intuititively seems to me to enjoy an additional
nuance. I picture verterans in wheelchairs with throw-blankets across their
legs, staring at beatiful landscapes, and attended by demure nurses with
improbable hats.)
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FB
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:07 pm
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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 20:26:36 -0800, Bill Bonde ( ``And the Lamb lies down
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So I was feeding the hummingbirds but not changing the feeder sugar
water quickly enough and it fermented into something like that stuff
that Hunter S Thompson was drinking in the Rum Diary, anyway, so I had
these drunk birds flying everywhere
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Where does that come from?
Bye, FB
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Eileen Grasp
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:05 am
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone, but I still don't think any of
them capture the idea of 'that quality a person has when they are
under medical care'. 'Patient' is a person with that quality, not the
quality. 'Hospitalized' is a special case, but the person might be
being cared for but not in hospital. |
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