nursing
Syllables: nurs·ing/ˈnɜːsɪŋ/US/ˈnɝsɪŋ/
nursing adjective: in the state of suckling young, lactating. Also the present participle and gerund of nurse.
Adjective
nursing (comparative more nursing, superlative most nursing)
Noun
nursing (countable and uncountable, plural nursings)
- Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
- The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
- She went into nursing as a career.
- Nursing is an art; and, if it is to be made an art, requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work; […]1871, Florence Nightingale, Una and the Lion, page 6
Also used as
nursing is also the present participle and gerund of nurse.
nursing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
nursing in Hindi
- caring for patients
- परिचर्या paricaryā
nursing in Tamil
- referring to nurses
- செவிலிய ceviliya
- caring for patients
- செவிலியம் ceviliyam
nursing in Marathi
- नर्सिंग, शुश्रूषा
nursing in Urdu
- نرسنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- nursing in Bengali
- নার্সিং, নার্সিং-এর
- nursing in Telugu
- నర్సింగ్, శుశ్రూష
- nursing in Malayalam
- നഴ്സിംഗ്, നഴ്സിങ്
- nursing in Kannada
- ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಾ
- nursing in Punjabi
- ਨਰਸਿੰਗ, ਨੌਰਸਿੰਗ
- nursing in Gujarati
- નર્સિંગ, નર્સીંગ, શુશ્રૂષા
- nursing in Odia
- ନର୍ସିଂ, ନର୍ସିଙ୍ଗ୍, ନର୍ସିଙ୍ଗ
- nursing in Nepali
- नर्सिङ, नर्सिङ्ग, नर्सिङ्
- nursing in Arabic
- تَمْرِيض tamrīḍ
- nursing in Persian
- پرستاری parastâri
Examples of nursing in a sentence
- She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.
- She's been nursing a grievance for a while now. It's time to air it out.
- He hopes eventually to attend nursing school.
Forms of nursing
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more nursing |
| superlative | most nursing |
| Noun | |
| plural | nursings |
Words formed from nursing
Phrases with nursing
Words that rhyme with nursing
Questions about nursing
- What does nursing mean?
- Nursing means in the state of suckling young, lactating.
- What is nursing in Hindi?
- Nursing in Hindi is परिचर्या (paricaryā). See Nursing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nursing?
- Nursing can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce nursing?
- Nursing is pronounced /ˈnɝsɪŋ/ (US).
Words near nursing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nursing (page history and authors); nursing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nursing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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