nursing
Pronunciation:
/ˈnɜːsɪŋ//ˈnɝsɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
Example: She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.
To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
Example: She nursed him back to health.
To treat kindly and with extra care
Example: She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed.
noun
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Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
Example: She went into nursing as a career.
adjective
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In the state of suckling young, lactating.
Example: The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.
Referring to nurses.
Example: The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.