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nursing noun

  /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/ , /ˈnɝsɪŋ/
  • The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.
sairaanhoito, sairaanhoitoala

nursing adjective

  /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/ , /ˈnɝsɪŋ/
  • Referring to nurses.
hoitava, sairaanhoito
  • In the state of suckling young, lactating.
imettävä

nurse noun

  /nəːs/ , /nɜːs/ , /nɝs/ , /nɵːs/
  • A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
sairaanhoitaja, hoitaja, hoitajatar, sairaanhoitajatar
  • A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children.
lastenhoitaja

nurse verb

  /nəːs/ , /nɜːs/ , /nɝs/ , /nɵːs/
  • (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
imettää
  • (transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
hoitaa
  • (transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.
hoitaa, hoivata
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