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   nursery

   /ˈnəːs(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a room in a house for the special use of young children: "a toy-strewn nursery"
   • ▪ a place where young children are cared for during the working day; a nursery school.
   • ▪ an institution or environment in which certain types of people or qualities are fostered or bred: "that nursery of traitors"
   • ▪ a place or natural habitat which breeds or supports animals: "this estuary provides a vast nursery for fish"
   • ▪ denoting a race for two-year-old horses: "a six-furlong nursery handicap"
   • 2. a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere: "the plants are available from specialist nurseries"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see nurse1) + -ery.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNURSERY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   NURSERY definition: 1. a place where young children and babies are taken care of while their parents are at work: 2. a…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › nurseryNURSERY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a place where young children and babies are taken care of while their parents are at work: Does Jake go to a nursery or a childminder? a room in a house where small children sleep and play. Fewer examples. This type of nursery care may well be the best choice for your child. We've fitted up the spare room as a nursery.

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   The meaning of NURSERY is attentive care : fosterage. How to use nursery in a sentence. attentive care : fosterage; a child's bedroom; a place where children are temporarily cared for in their parents' absence…

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNURSERY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A nursery is a room in a family home in which the young children of the family sleep or play. He has painted murals in his children's nursery. 5.countable noun. A nursery is a place where plants are grown in order to be sold. The garden, developed over the past 35 years, includes a nursery. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   In a nursery, you're going to find a lot of growth — and either babies or plants. The word nurse is a clue to the meaning of nursery: nurses take care of people, and a nursery is a place of caretaking. One kind of nursery is for babies: it's a child's room with a crib and lots of baby toys.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionnursery noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   noun. /ˈnɜːsəri/ /ˈnɜːrsəri/ (plural nurseries) (British English) a place where young children are cared for while their parents are at work; a day nursery or nursery school. at nursery Her youngest child is at nursery now. The children are at nursery three days a week. compare day care center, preschool Topics Life stages c1. Want to learn more?

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   Nursery definition: a room or place set apart for young children.. See examples of NURSERY used in a sentence.