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nursery |
nursery rhyme |
nursery school |
nurseryman |
nursing
| nursing aide
| nursing bottle
| nursing care
| nursing home
| nursing school
nursing
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nursing has 3 senses
- nursing(n = noun.act) Array - the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm; Array is a kind of aid, attention, care, tending
- nursing(n = noun.group) Array - the profession of a nurse; Array is a kind of health profession
- nursing(n = noun.act) breast feeding - nourishing at the breast; Array is a kind of infant feeding
Derived forms verb nurse1, verb nurse3
Derived form verb nurse3
Derived form verb nurse5
CIDE DICTIONARY
nursing, a.
Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nursing, n.
1 the practice or profession of caring for the sick as a nurse.
2 (attrib.) concerned with or suitable for nursing the sick or elderly etc. (nursing home; nursing sister).
1 the practice or profession of caring for the sick as a nurse.
2 (attrib.) concerned with or suitable for nursing the sick or elderly etc. (nursing home; nursing sister).
Idiom
nursing officer a senior nurse (see senior nursing officer).
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