nursing

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈnɝsɪŋ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: nurs‧ing

Adjective

Positive nursing

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If a female is nursing, they are breastfeeding their young.

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

Verb

Plain form nurse

Third-person singular nurses

Past tense nursed

Past participle nursed

Present participle nursing

1. The present participle of nurse.

Noun

Singular nursing

Plural nursings

1. (uncountable) Nursing is the profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

   She went into nursing as a career.