Meanings
nounLPN (plural LPNs)
plural LPNs
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of licensed practical nurse.
Marjorie had heard the other LPNs at the nursing home where Esther worked talk like this.
2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 280 - abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of low-power network.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick
Similar
licensed practical nursepractical nurse
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
LPN. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LPN
MLA
“LPN.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LPN. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “LPN,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LPN.
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