Nursing Definition

nûrsĭng
noun
The duties or profession of a nurse.
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The medical care given by a nurse.
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Breastfeeding.

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Nursing is defined as feeding a baby breast milk.
An example of nursing is a mother giving a baby milk through her breast.
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Present participle of nurse.

The mother sat there nursing her baby.
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adjective

In the state of suckling young, lactating.

The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.
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Referring to nurses.

The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.
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Other Word Forms of Nursing

Noun

Singular:
nursing
Plural:
nursings

Nursing Sentence Examples

  • Jeff's father is dead and his mother is in a nursing home.

  • Sonya and Natasha were nursing him.

  • Alex was sitting on the porch swing, nursing a cup of coffee the morning they arrived to work on the house.

  • Martha's father suffered a heart attack when she was in nursing school and her mom followed, from a broken heart, seven weeks later.

  • Nursing a cratered heart, he stepped into Hell, well aware he had nowhere else to go.

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Words Starting With

NNUNUR

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With N and Ending With G

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With N7 Letter Words Ending With G
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