nursing
nurs·ing
nursing · nursings
уход, сестринское дело, медсестринское дело
Suckling, such as breastfeedingSuckling, such as breastfeeding.
UK/ˈnɜːsɪŋ/US/ˈnɝsɪŋ/
» Tom lives in a nursing home.
Tom lebt in einem Pflegeheim.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
(countable, uncountable)The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
She went into nursing as a career.
медсе́стринское де́лоmedséstrinskoje délo, се́стринское де́лоséstrinskoje délo, ухо́дuxód
the profession of a nurse
Examples
78 sentencesTom lives in a nursing home.
deTom lebt in einem Pflegeheim.
Tom works in a nursing home.
Tom was put in a nursing home.
Your mother is in a nursing home, isn't she?
Tom is nursing his drink.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
caring for patients:
Forms
plural: nursingsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- nourishing at the breast:breast feeding
Word family
5 related wordsRelatednurse
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable