nursing
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈnɝsɪŋ/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/
Adjective

nursing

  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

nursing

  1. Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
  2. The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
    She went into nursing as a career.
Translations Verb
  1. present participle of nurse#English|nurse
    The mother sat there nursing her baby.



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