English Online Dictionary. What means nursing? What does nursing mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɝsɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪŋ
- Hyphenation: nurs‧ing
Adjective
nursing (comparative more nursing, superlative most nursing)
- In the state of suckling young, lactating.
- Referring to nurses.
Translations
Noun
nursing (countable and uncountable, plural nursings)
- Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
- The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
Translations
Verb
nursing
- present participle and gerund of nurse
Derived terms
Anagrams
- unrings, urnings
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English nursing.
Noun
nursing n (uncountable)
- nursing