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nursery

[ nur-suh-ree ]

noun

plural nurseries.
  1. a room or place set apart for young children.
  2. a place where young trees or other plants are raised for transplanting, for sale, or for experimental study.
  3. any place in which something is bred, nourished, or fostered:

    The art institute has been the nursery of much great painting.

  4. any situation, condition, circumstance, practice, etc., serving to breed or foster something:

    Slums are nurseries for young criminals.



nursery

/ ˈɜːɪ /

noun

    1. a room in a house set apart for use by children
    2. ( as modifier )

      nursery wallpaper

  1. a place where plants, young trees, etc, are grown commercially
  2. an establishment providing residential or day care for babies and very young children; crèche
  3. short for nursery school
  4. anywhere serving to foster or nourish new ideas, etc
  5. Also callednursery cannon billiards
    1. a series of cannons with the three balls adjacent to a cushion, esp near a corner pocket
    2. a cannon in such a series
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Գܰİ· adjective noun plural prenurseries
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nursery1

First recorded in 1350–1400, nursery is from the Middle English word norcery. See nurse, -ery
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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".

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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.

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“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.”

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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.

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It accepts pupils from nursery at age three until 18 years old.

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