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nursing

/ˈnɝsɪŋ/ adjetivo C2

En español: lactante, de enfermería

  1. In the state of suckling young, lactating. · The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.
  2. Referring to nurses. · The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.
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The door led right into a large kitchen, which was full of smoke from one end to the other: the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby; the cook was leaning over the fire, stirring a large cauldron which seemed to be full of soup.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 41 · B2
“Oh, don’t bother _me_,” said the Duchess; “I never could abide figures!” And with that she began nursing her child again, singing a sort of lullaby to it as she did so, and giving it a violent shake at the end of every line:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 43 · B2
As soon as she had made out the proper way of nursing it, (which was to twist it up into a sort of knot, and then keep tight hold of its right ear and left foot, so as to prevent its undoing itself,) she carried it out into the open air.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 44 · B2
“In nursing your sister I am sure you have pleasure,” said Bingley; “and I hope it will soon be increased by seeing her quite well.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 39 · B2

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