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Nursing

/ˈnɜːsɪŋ/

To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.

📖 Definitions of "Nursing"

verb
  1. 1

    To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.

    "She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy."

  2. 2

    To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.

  3. 3

    To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.

    "She nursed him back to health."

  4. 4

    To treat kindly and with extra care

    "She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed."

noun
  1. 1

    Suckling, such as breastfeeding.

  2. 2

    The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

    "She went into nursing as a career."

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."

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