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

present participle of nurse

plural of nursing

A woman hired to suckle another woman's child. / (figuratively, by extension) Someone who treats someone else with excessive care.

(transitive) To act as a wet nurse (in either sense.)

Alternative spelling of wet nurse

Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw. / (formerly) Any small shark; a dogfish.

A person who is certified to provide custodial care such as help in walking, bathing, and feeding.

(Britain, dated) A nurse who periodically checked schoolchildren's hair for lice.

A supervisory nurse, usually assigned for a shift.