Thank you for clarifying. [His own lips are taut in a grin.]

Oh, there's more to it than that. You have to be one's entire universe, essentially. Tell them truths and stories, cooking, cleaning. Every single talent must be brought to bare; all for one, even.

So I've heard; it means to soften or soothe, which is the sort of thing a nurse would get up to. As your name means that, I thought you might too. Hence the innocent suggestion.