What is the meaning of nursing?

noun

• The work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm.
• The profession of a nurse.
• Nourishing at the breast.
  • synonyms: breast feeding

verb

• Try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury.
  • usage: "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
  • synonyms: nurse
• Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings. )
  • usage: "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
  • synonyms: harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
• Serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people.
  • synonyms: nurse
• Treat carefully.
  • usage: "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
  • synonyms: nurse
• Give suck to.
  • usage: "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
  • synonyms: breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck