nursing

== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === nursing (countable and uncountable, plural nursings) Suckling, such as breastfeeding. The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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 ==== Declension ====