nursed
Definition
Adjective 1. (Of an infant) Fed milk directly from the mother's breast; breast-fed. This term specifically describes a baby who receives nourishment by suckling at the breast, as opposed to being fed from a bottle.
Usage
The adjective "nursed" is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb) to describe the feeding method of a baby. It is a formal or literary term.
Examples
- The nursed infant slept soundly after feeding.
- Their child was nursed for the first six months.
- Studies often compare the health outcomes of nursed babies and formula-fed babies.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in broader, often metaphorical, contexts to describe something that has been carefully fostered or sustained, though this is less common for the adjectival form. The verbal sense ("to nurse") is more frequently used for this meaning.
- Example (metaphorical): The project was his nursed idea, developed over many years.
Variants and Related Words
- Nurse (verb): To feed (a baby) from the breast; to care for someone who is ill.
- Nursing (noun/gerund): The profession or act of providing medical care; the act of breastfeeding.
- Wet-nursed (adjective): Fed by a woman who is not the infant's biological mother.
Synonyms
- Breast-fed
- Suckled
Antonyms
- Bottle-fed
- Formula-fed
Notes
- In modern everyday language, "breast-fed" is more common than "nursed" when used as an adjective to describe an infant's diet.
- The word "nursed" as an adjective is derived from the past participle of the verb "to nurse."
Adjective
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(of an infant) breast-fed
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