Nursing

//ˈnɝsɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Suckling, such as breastfeeding. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm wordnet
  3. 3
    The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse. countable, uncountable

    "She went into nursing as a career."

  4. 4
    nourishing at the breast wordnet
  5. 5
    the profession of a nurse wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of nurse form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "The mother sat there nursing her baby."

Adjective
  1. 1
    In the state of suckling young, lactating.

    "The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older."

  2. 2
    Referring to nurses.

    "The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital."

Synonyms

All synonyms
breast feedinglactifluousmilky

Example

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"Florence Nightingale is famous as the woman who began professional nursing."

Related phrases

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