noun

nursing

NUR-sihng

noun

The profession or practice of caring for the sick, injured, or elderly.

"She decided to go into nursing after volunteering at the hospital."

verb

Present participle of nurse: caring for someone, or breastfeeding.

"He spent the week nursing a bad cold."

How to Use Nursing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe job of caring for sick or injured people, or the ongoing act of caring for someone.

Common pairings

nursing home nursing degree go into nursing

more nursing comparative, nursings plural, most nursing superlative

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