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nursery school

American  

noun

  1. a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.


nursery school British  

noun

  1. a school for young children, usually from three to five years old

"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

Etymology

Origin of nursery school

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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It is understood the woman works at St Bede’s Catholic Infant & Nursery school.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2020

Nursery school and parent education in Soviet Russia.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Nursery school, he thought, and started to laugh.

From O+F by Wetterau, John Moncure

Nursery school and parent education in Soviet Russia.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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