nursing
noun
- activity within the health care sector
- act or process of trying to treat or cure
- act or process of breastfeeding
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈnɝsɪŋ/ / /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/
adj
- In the state of suckling young, lactating.
“The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.”
- Referring to nurses.
“The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.”
noun
- Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
- 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; […]”
verb
- present participle and gerund of nurse
“The mother sat there nursing her baby.”