Meanings
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1
noun
The job or skill of caring for sick or injured people as a nurse.
She went into nursing as a career.
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2
verb
Present participle of nurse: caring for someone who is ill, or feeding a baby at the breast.
The mother sat there nursing her baby.
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3
adj
Relating to nurses or their work.
The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
nursings
Derived forms
nonnursingnursinglynursingwearparanursingprenursing