nursing

English

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɜː(r)sɪŋ

Adjective

nursing (comparative more nursing, superlative most nursing)

1. In the state of suckling young, lactating.

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

2. Referring to nurses.

   The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.

Translations

lactating

• Finnish: imettävä (fi)
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referring to nurses

• Finnish: sairaanhoito- (fi), hoitava (fi)
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Noun

nursing (plural nursings)

1. suckling, such as breastfeeding
2. The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

   She went into nursing as a career.

Translations

breastfeeding — see breastfeeding

caring for patients

• Catalan: infermeria f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 護理／护理 (zh) (hùlǐ), 护理 (zh) (hùlǐ), 護理學／护理学 (zh) (hùlǐxué), 护理学 (zh) (hùlǐxué)

• Dutch: verpleging (nl) f
• Finnish: sairaanhoitoala, sairaanhoito (fi)
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• Irish: altranas m, banaltracht f
• Polish: pielęgniarstwo (pl)
• Scottish Gaelic: eiridinn m, altram m
• Spanish: enfermería (es) f

Verb

nursing

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) present participle of nurse

   The mother sat there nursing her baby.

Derived terms

• nursing bra

Anagrams

• unrings, urnings