nursing

About 32.24 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective In the state of suckling young, lactating.

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

2. adjective Referring to nurses.

   The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.

3. noun Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
4. noun The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

   She went into nursing as a career.

5. verb present participle and gerund of nurse

   The mother sat there nursing her baby.

Similar words

wet-nurse nanny nursemaid entertain hold suck suckle give suck breastfeed lactate

Often followed by

home care homes and practice staff education research diagnosis

Word family

nursings