nursing

1 of 2

noun

nurs·​ing ˈnər-siŋ 

1

: the profession of a nurse

schools of nursing

2

: the duties of a nurse

proper nursing is difficult work

nursing

2 of 2

present participle of nurse entry 2

Examples of nursing in a Sentence

Noun

She has been employed in nursing for several years now.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

At Hill Street bar, close to the downtown criminal courthouse where McKinney has built his career, supporters swayed to smooth jazz and Top 40 radio hits, nursing cocktails and betraying no reaction to the dismal early returns. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

The Democratic Party has lately been understood as an aging, defensive entity, with a nursing-home veneer. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

That batch was quickly administered and another 70 doses sent in June were used up within 10 days, said Tarsisio Biryeija, a nursing officer working as a counselor at Mbarara Health Centre IV. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Business management student Mya Santos and nursing student Julia Blum both said voting is an important exercise. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing nursing

• nursing home
• nursing school

Rhymes for nursing

• cursing
• pursing
• coercing
• conversing
• disbursing
• dispersing
• immersing
• rehearsing
• reversing
• traversing
• reimbursing

Medical Definition

nursing

noun

nurs·​ing

1

: the profession of a nurse

schools of nursing

2

: the duties of a nurse

proper nursing is difficult work