What does nursing mean?
Nursing means In the state of suckling young, lactating..
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/ˈnɝsɪŋ/ · adjective
In the state of suckling young, lactating..
The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.
The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.
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; […]
The mother sat there nursing her baby.
Use nursing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nursing means In the state of suckling young, lactating..
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The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.
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