Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective fed mother's milk from the breast; -- of an infant.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of nurse.

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  • adjective (of an infant) breast-fed

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Examples

  • With the second baby, delivery went very smoothly, so I nursed from the beginning, and it took much longer for my husband to be able to have that same closeness, since the little guys spend almost all their time sleeping and eating at the beginning.

    » The Case Against Breast-Feeding Strocel.com 2009

  • That flesh we had nursed from the first in all cleanness was given

    November 12th, 2006 dame_habonde 2006

  • Precious … I can SO relate! cath c said: having longterm nursed 3 kids … i totally get this post. beautiful, all consuming, completely tied to someone else's needs. snuggly, sweet and get this thing off of me!

    The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed Ree 2010

  • The pair "nursed" each other through the breakups they were both going through, and a month after Moder's divorce was finalized, he and America's Sweetheart sealed the deal during a backyard barbecue.

    Nicole Williams: Hottest Work Hookups 2009

  • Durrell's cover story was good - he'd had a chance to speak to the newfound friend who had 'nursed' him - but there was one central and potentially disastrous flaw.

    Neurosurgical Intervention For Beginners 2009

  • When I sang to her last night she wrapped all four legs around my arm and "nursed" and then nipped me when I stopped.

    Archive 2006-01-01 Yael K 2006

  • To this end she visited, and 'nursed' and trained and commanded -- and with good results.

    The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" Minnie Lindsay Rowell Carpenter

  • At an early hour the next morning they were again on the bosom of the river, the engine having again been cleaned and "nursed" as the engineer described it for the day.

    The Boy Scouts on the Yukon Ralph Victor

  • The total abstainer class was not "nursed" or favored to produce

    How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science Eugene Lyman Fisk 1907

  • Colborne had "nursed" his regiment during the fight.

    Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes 1886

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