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Nursing
/ˈnɜːsɪŋ/
To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
📖 Definitions of "Nursing"
- 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
To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
- 3
To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
"She nursed him back to health."
- 4
To treat kindly and with extra care
"She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed."
- 1
Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
- 2
The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
"She went into nursing as a career."
- 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."
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