26984 words

nursing

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
A nursing mother is a woman who is feeding her baby with her own breast milk:

Examples:

Nursing mothers are advised to eat plenty of leafy green vegetables.
2
the job of being a nurse:

Examples:

She studied nursing at Garfield Hospital.
3
the act of a woman feeding a baby with milk from her breasts:

Examples:

Nursing is preferable to bottle-feeding in most cases.
4
the job of being a nurse:

Examples:

She studied nursing at Northwestern University.

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