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Nurses vs Nursing - What's the difference?

nurses | nursing |

As nouns the difference between nurses and nursing

is that nurses is plural of lang=en while nursing is breastfeeding.

As verbs the difference between nurses and nursing

is that nurses is third-person singular of nurse while nursing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective nursing is

in the state of suckling young, lactating.

nurses

English

Noun

(head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (nurse)
  • nursing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the state of suckling young, lactating.
  • The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.
  • Referring to nurses.
  • The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • breastfeeding
  • The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
  • She went into nursing as a career.

    Verb

    (head)
  • The mother sat there nursing her baby.

    Derived terms

    * nursing bra

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