nursed

Verb

nurse (third-person singular simple present nurses, present participle nursing, simple past and past participle nursed)

1. (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
   • She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.
2. (intransitive) To breastfeed: to be fed at the breast.
3. (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
   • She nursed him back to health.
4. (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
   • She nursed the rosebush and that season it bloomed.
5. (transitive) To manage or oversee (something) with care and economy.

   Synonyms:

   husband

6. (informal, transitive) To drink (a beverage) slowly, so as to make it last.
   • Rob was nursing a small beer.

   Synonyms:

   sip

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