nursing
In the state of suckling young, lactating.
Example
“The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.”
Other meanings
Referring to nurses.
“The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.”
Related words
- nonnursing
- nursingly
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “nursing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.