nursing

adjectivenounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈnɜːsɪŋ//
United States//ˈnɝsɪŋ//

In the state of suckling young, lactating.

adjective

1
In the state of suckling young, lactating.
The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.
2
Referring to nurses.
The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.

noun

1
Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
2
The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
She went into nursing as a career.
Nursing is an art; and, if it is to be made an art, requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work; […]

verb

1
Also a form of nursepresent participle and gerund of nurse
The mother sat there nursing her baby.

Forms

plural: nursings
comparative: more nursing
superlative: most nursing

nurse · A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:…Nurse · A surname.nursery · A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of…

nursing · In the state of suckling young, lactating.

nurture · The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care nut · Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from…Nut · The goddess who serves as the personification of the sky.

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