nursing

adj, noun — 4 senses

nursing

adj

US /ˈnɝsɪŋ/ · UK /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/

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.

Derived terms: nonnursing, nursingly

nursing

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; […]1871, Florence Nightingale, Una and the Lion, page 6:

Derived terms: nursing cover, nursingwear, paranursing, prenursing

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