/ Dictionary / Index N nurse shark: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: nurse' shark" Pronunciation: [key] any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, esp. Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. nurse's aide nursing bottle Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language