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nursing

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nurs·ing  (nûrsng)
n.
1. The profession of a nurse.
2. The tasks or care of a nurse.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nursingnursing - the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
care, tending, attention, aid - the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
2.nursing - the profession of a nurse
health profession - the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients
3.nursingnursing - nourishing at the breast
infant feeding - feeding an infant
Translations
Spanish nursing [ˈnəːsɪŋ] n (profession) → profesión f de enfermera;
(care) → asistencia, cuidado
adj [mother] → lactante

French nursing [ˈnəːsɪŋ] n (= profession) → profession f d'infirmière (= care); soins mpl
adj [mother] → qui allaite

German nursing [ˈnəːsɪŋ] nKrankenpflege f;
(care) → Pflege f

Italian nursing [ˈnəːsɪŋ] n (profession) → professione f di infermiere (or di infermiera)
adj [mother] → che allatta

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This continued for some weeks, the physicians visiting him on alternate days and treating him for two different disorders, with constantly enlarging doses of medicine and more and more rigorous nursing.
He told them that steps would be taken immediately to free his serfs- and that till then they were not to be overburdened with labor, women while nursing their babies were not to be sent to work, assistance was to be given to the serfs, punishments were to be admonitory and not corporal, and hospitals, asylums, and schools were to be established on all the estates.
The door led right into a large kitchen, which was full of smoke from one end to the other: the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby; the cook was leaning over the fire, stirring a large cauldron which seemed to be full of soup.
 
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