Definition of nursable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

parenting

Rare

suitable for breastfeeding

Rare

The baby was nursable and latched on easily.

caregiving

Rare

able to be cared for by nursing

Rare

The patient is nursable at home.

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Origin of nursable

English, nurse (to care for) + -able (capable of)

Examples of nursable in a sentence

She was relieved to find her baby nursable.
The elderly woman was considered nursable by the home care team.
With proper equipment, the infant is nursable in the nursery.

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French:allaitable, soignable, ...
German:stillbar, pflegebedürftig, ...
Italian:allattabile, assistibile, ...
Spanish:lactable, cuidable, ...
Portuguese:amamentável, assistível, ...
Chinese:适合哺乳的, 可护理的, ...
Japanese:授乳できる, 看護可能な, ...
Arabic:صالِح لِلرَّضاعَة, قابِل لِلتَّمْرِيض, ...
Hebrew:רָאוּי לְהַנָּקָה, נִיתָן לְטִפּוּל, ...
Russian:подходящий для кормления грудью, поддающийся уходу, ...
Ukrainian:придатний для годування грудьми, доглядний, ...
Hindi:स्तनपान योग्य, देखभाल योग्य, ...
Bengali:স্তন্যপানযোগ্য, যত্নযোগ্য, ...
Catalan:lactant, cuidador, ...
Czech:kojitelný, ošetřovatelný, ...
Danish:ammevenlig, plejelig, ...
Dutch:borstvoedbaar, verpleegbaar, ...
Greek:θηλάσιμος, νοσηλεύσιμος, ...
Hungarian:szoptatható, ápolható, ...
Khmer:អាចបៅដោះបាន, អាចថែទាំដោយការថែទាំអ្នកជំងឺ, ...
Korean:수유할 수 있는, 간호 가능한, ...
Persian:قابل شیردهی, قابل پرستاری, ...
Polish:nadający się do karmienia piersią, nadający się do opieki pielęgniarskiej, ...
Portuguese (BR):amamentável, assistível, ...
Romanian:potrivit pentru alăptare, îngrijibil, ...
Swedish:amningsbar, vårdbar, ...
Thai:เหมาะสำหรับการให้นม, ดูแลได้, ...
Turkish:emzirilebilir, bakılabilir, ...
Vietnamese:có thể cho bú, chăm sóc, ...

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Definition of nursable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of nursable

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