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nursery
[nur-suh-ree]
noun
plural
nurseriesa 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 called: nursery 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 51Թ Forms
- prenursery adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
A 22-year-old nursery worker has been convicted of abusing 21 babies, including kicking one little boy in the face and stepping on his shoulder.
"If there were two or more members of staff in the nursery feeding babies, for example, a baby could easily be put down in the wrong cot."
Even households where both parents were working were struggling, particularly with nursery fees, Ms Bennett added.
If you see something you really must have, contact your favorite native plant nursery and put in a request, to help ensure it’s available this fall, when you are ready to plant.
More than 5,000 nurseries have signed an open letter to the DfE asking for the new rules to be delayed.
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