Nursing

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈnɝsɪŋ

Definitions

Suckling, such as breastfeeding.
countable, uncountable
The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolenfermería

Françaisnursing

DeutschKrankenpflege

22 more languages

العربيةاحتضان الرّعاية تمريض

Bosanskinega njega негањега

Catalàinfermeria

Ελληνικάγαλούχηση θηλασμός

Esperantoflegado

Suomihoitaminen hoitava hoivausholhoaminen imettävä sairaanhoito sairaanhoitoala

Gaeilgealtranas banaltracht

Gàidhligaltram eiridinn

Galegoenfermaría

עבריתי־נ־ק

Hrvatskinega njega негањега

Bahasa Indonesiakeperawatan pembelaan pengasuhan

日本語介抱伽保育哺乳授乳看護養護

한국어간병 간호 갠병

Latinanutricium

Nederlandsverpleging

Polskipielęgnacja pielęgniarstwo

Русскиймедсе́стринский медсе́стринское де́ло сестринскийсе́стринское де́ло уход

Српскиnega njega негањега

Svenskaomvårdnad

Kiswahiliunesi

Tiếng Việtđiều dưỡng

Examples

“She went into nursing as a career.”

“Nursing is an art; and, if it is to be made an art, requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work ⟳; […]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

nursing assistant nursing bottle nursing bra nursing chair nursing cover nursing father

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