- present participle of nurse.
nursing
Example Sentences
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The second cub died at 3 weeks after he was also removed from Ruby’s care for hand-raising “due to inadequate nursing by the cub,” the zoo said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
I’d gotten a job at a nursing home.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you’re only going to stay in this home until, say, 80 and then have to move to an assisted-living or nursing home, you would likely be better off renting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
That shift matched the insects' normal progression from nursing larvae inside the nest to gathering food outside it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
I was working part-time in an old people’s nursing home just down the road from where we live.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
