nursery school
Americannoun
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nursery schools
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of nursery school
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Educational inequality has been debated in France for 25 years, with disparities emerging as early as nursery school, Charbonnier said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
She worried about other potential costs, too: the hospital bill, daycare, nursery school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The importance of nursery school education is at risk of being overlooked in the Stormont Executive's childcare strategy, a nursery school principal has said.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Schoolchildren in the town were told to commute in a group or use school buses, while nursery school preschool children refrained from playing outside.
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
On Thursday afternoon the three girls picked up Marshall at his nursery school and hurried to Egypt.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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