- nursing - the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
--1 is a kind of care, attention, aid, tending
Derived forms: verb nurse3, verb nurse1 - nursing - the profession of a nurse
--2 is a kind of health profession
Derived form: verb nurse3 - nursing, breast feeding - nourishing at the breast
--3 is a kind of infant feeding
Derived form: verb nurse5
- nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
--1 is one way to treat, care for
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun nurse1, noun nursing1
Did he nurse his foot?
- harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
--2 is one way to feel, experience
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- nurse - serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
--3 is one way to care, give care
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun nurse1, noun nursing2, noun nursing1
Somebody ----s somebody
- nurse - treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
--4 is one way to treat, handle, do by
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun nurser1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
--5 is one way to feed, give
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun nurse2, noun nursing3, noun nursery1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody