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nursing nursing definition

nursing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nurse 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nurse 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  nurse 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  nurse 
 
  5  senses  of  nurse 
 
  Sense  1 
  nurse 
  =>  treat,  care  for 
 
  Sense  2 
  harbor,  harbour,  hold  entertain,  nurse 
  =>  feel  experience 
 
  Sense  3 
  nurse 
  =>  care  give  care 
 
  Sense  4 
  nurse 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
 
  Sense  5 
  breastfeed,  suckle,  suck,  nurse,  wet-nurse,  lactate,  give  suck 
  =>  feed,  grub,  give 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  nurse 
 
  nurse  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  nurse 
 
  Sense  1 
  nurse 
  =>  treat,  care  for 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  harbor,  harbour,  hold  entertain,  nurse 
  =>  feel  experience 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  nurse 
  =>  care  give  care 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  nurse 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  breastfeed,  suckle,  suck,  nurse,  wet-nurse,  lactate,  give  suck 
  =>  feed,  grub,  give 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  nursing 
  associate  in  nursing 
  bachelor  of  arts  in  nursing 
  nursing 
  nursing  aide 
  nursing  bottle 
  nursing  care 
  nursing  home 
  nursing  school 
  school  of  nursing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  nursing 
 
  The  noun  nursing  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  nursing  --  (the  work  of  caring  for  the  sick  or  injured  or  infirm) 
  2.  nursing  --  (the  profession  of  a  nurse) 
  3.  nursing,  breast  feeding  --  (nourishing  at  the  breast) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nurse 
 
  The  verb  nurse  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  nurse  --  (try  to  cure  by  special  care  of  treatment,  of  an  illness  or  injury:  "He  nursed  his  cold  with  Chinese  herbs") 
  2.  (1)  harbor,  harbour,  hold  entertain,  nurse  --  (maintain;  as  of  a  theory,  thoughts,  or  feelings;  "bear  a  grudge";  "hold  a  grudge") 
  3.  nurse  --  (serve  as  a  nurse;  care  for  sick  or  handicapped  people) 
  4.  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") 
  5.  breastfeed,  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") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  nursing 
 
  The  noun  nursing  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  nursing  --  (the  work  of  caring  for  the  sick  or  injured  or  infirm) 
  2.  nursing  --  (the  profession  of  a  nurse) 
  3.  nursing,  breast  feeding  --  (nourishing  at  the  breast) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nurse 
 
  The  verb  nurse  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  nurse  --  (try  to  cure  by  special  care  of  treatment,  of  an  illness  or  injury:  "He  nursed  his  cold  with  Chinese  herbs") 
  2.  (1)  harbor,  harbour,  hold  entertain,  nurse  --  (maintain;  as  of  a  theory,  thoughts,  or  feelings;  "bear  a  grudge";  "hold  a  grudge") 
  3.  nurse  --  (serve  as  a  nurse;  care  for  sick  or  handicapped  people) 
  4.  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") 
  5.  breastfeed,  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") 



nursing definition