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nursery
[ nur-suh-ree ]
noun
- a room or place set apart for young children.
- a nursery school or day nursery.
- a place where young trees or other plants are raised for transplanting, for sale, or for experimental study.
- any place in which something is bred, nourished, or fostered:
The art institute has been the nursery of much great painting.
- any situation, condition, circumstance, practice, etc., serving to breed or foster something:
Slums are nurseries for young criminals.
nursery
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
- a room in a house set apart for use by children
- ( as modifier )
nursery wallpaper
- a place where plants, young trees, etc, are grown commercially
- an establishment providing residential or day care for babies and very young children; crèche
- short for nursery school
- anywhere serving to foster or nourish new ideas, etc
- Also callednursery cannon billiards
- a series of cannons with the three balls adjacent to a cushion, esp near a corner pocket
- a cannon in such a series
Other Word Forms
- ·Գܰİ· adjective noun plural prenurseries
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Lulu was described in a tribute by her parents as the "sweetest, kindest, and most generous little girl", who was full of creativity and joy, and "absolutely loved going to nursery every day".
Childcare places increased by 44,400 between 2023 and 2024, but from September, many families will look to increase nursery hours as the number they are eligible for doubles.
“But it became our happy place, and we enjoyed looking at pots and going to nurseries. It happened organically. After the fire, it all came together.”
But nursery owner Lisa Owen said she did not believe the childcare system could support free care for children from nine months, even though she agreed with the principle.
It accepts pupils from nursery at age three until 18 years old.
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