Florence Nightingale en · NOUN
Etymology
Appellativisation of Florence Nightingale
Meanings
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(figuratively) An outstanding nurse
But there is no Florence Nightingale here . Patients , and those who pay good prices too , pass long , weary nights without attendance
1880, The National Conference of Charities and Corrections (p. 309)Mary Seacole, the Florence Nightingale of Jamaica
1996, M Gustafson, “Mary Seacole, the Florence Nightingale of Jamaica”, in PubMed:All Our Women Are Florence Nightingales
1994, Mary Elizabeth Massey, Women in the Civil War, page 43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Nightingales | Number=Plur | lexicographic |