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Nursing vs Nourishing - What's the difference?

nursing | nourishing |

As adjectives the difference between nursing and nourishing

is that nursing is in the state of suckling young, lactating while nourishing is that provides nourishment; nutritious.

As a noun nursing

is breastfeeding.

As a verb nursing

is .

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

    Anagrams

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    nourishing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That provides nourishment; nutritious