nursing
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nursing
- /ˈnɝsɪŋ/ US
- /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sɪŋ
adjective more nursing · most nursing
- 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 nursings
- Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
- The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse. She went into nursing as a career.
verb
- present participle and gerund of nurse The mother sat there nursing her baby.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wet-nurse, nanny, nursemaid, entertain, hold, suck, suckle, give suck, breastfeed, lactate, harbour, harbor, breastfeeding, lactation, suckler, weaning
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adj lactating
| 中文 | 餵奶的 /喂奶的 wèinǎi de |
|---|
adj referring to nurses
| 中文 | 護理的 /护理的 hùlǐ de |
|---|---|
| Русский | медсе́стринский medséstrinskij, се́стринский séstrinskij |
| العربية | تَمْرِيض tamrīḍ |
noun caring for patients
| Español | enfermería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 간호 ganho |
| 日本語 | 看護 kango |
| 中文 | 護理 /护理 hùlǐ, 護理學 /护理学 hùlǐxué, 看護 /看护 kānhù |
| हिन्दी | परिचर्या paricaryā |
| Kiswahili | unesi |
| Português | enfermagem |
| Русский | медсе́стринское де́ло medséstrinskoje délo, се́стринское де́ло séstrinskoje délo, ухо́д uxód |
| العربية | تَمْرِيض tamrīḍ |
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title = {nursing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nursing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
