Synonyms for nursed
nursed

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1. nursed, suckledadjective

   (of an infant) breast-fed

   Synonyms:
   suckled

   Antonyms:
   bottle-fed

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How to use nursed in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal":

   I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled, and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout.

2. Thornton Wilder:

   Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the impression that their style was nursed by the closest attention to colloquial speech.

3. Courtesy Lori Jones:

   I walked out and there she was with her twins and a lone buck that she nursed. I just used my phone to snap the pics.

4. Tyson Steele:

   Nonetheless, he appeared healthy overall and energetic as he nursed a tall cup of McDonalds coffee. He seemed happy to talk, and certainly to have survived 22 or 23 days in the wilderness.