tapuhi
1. (verb) (-tia) to nurse, carry in the arms, tend in sickness or distress.
I aituā te tama a Tāraia, a Te Rite, i te pahūtanga o te kāho paura pū; ka wera te waewae. Nā ngā Pākehā rā i tapuhi (TTR 1990:154). / Taraia's son, Te Rite, was in an accident when a keg of gunpowder blew up and burnt his leg. He was treated by the Pākehā.
Synonyms: nāhi, morimori, tiaki, nēhi, mohimohi, nānā, whakatapuhi, hiki
2. (noun) nurse, midwife.
Ko te nuinga he kaiako kura, he tapuhi, minita hoki (Te Ara 2013). / The majority were school teachers, nurses and ministers.
Synonyms: kaiwhakawhānau, wahine whakawhānau
