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nursing

 
Noun nursing has 3 senses
  1. nursing - the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
    --1 is a kind of
    care, attention, aid, tending
    Derived forms: verb nurse3, verb nurse1
  2. nursing - the profession of a nurse
    --2 is a kind of
    health profession
    Derived form: verb nurse3
  3. nursing, breast feeding - nourishing at the breast
    --3 is a kind of infant feeding
    Derived form: verb nurse5
Verb nurse has 5 senses
  1. nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
    --1 is one way to
    treat, care for
    Derived forms: noun nurse1, noun nursing1
    Sample sentence:
    Did he nurse his foot?
  2. harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
    --2 is one way to feel, experience
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. nurse - serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
    --3 is one way to
    care, give care
    Derived forms: noun nurse1, noun nursing2, noun nursing1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. nurse - treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
    --4 is one way to
    treat, handle, do by
    Derived form: noun nurser1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  5. breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
    --5 is one way to feed, give
    Derived forms: noun nurse2, noun nursing3, noun nursery1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody
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