Word: doctoring
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: doc
tor
ing
Definition: Present participle of doctor; children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
Morphemes:
Affix: doctor
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as a medical doctor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: doceō
Language: la
Decoded: doceo
Meaning: I teach
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.