nursery
a 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.
Origin of nursery
1Other words from nursery
- pre·nurs·er·y, adjective, noun, plural pre·nurs·er·ies.
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How to use nursery in a sentence
When Danae Horst and her husband, Bill, owners of plant nursery Folia Collective in Los Angeles, looked around in March, “we thought we were done,” she says.
Online plant sellers are having a moment. Here’s where to shop. | Lindsey Roberts | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostToday, the main nursery ground for this population is Port Ross, in the subantarctic Auckland Islands.
The secret to helping this resilient whale species lies in its genes | By Emma Carroll/The Conversation | November 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe leaders of the church, at one point, noticed the deacon nod for his son to come back into the nursery.
Note that this tree comes with a small nursery type pot, but it is preferable to purchase a heavy decorative pot and faux moss to complete the look of the potted indoor tree.
The best faux plants to bring a little green to your home or office | PopSci Commerce Team | October 5, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAcross from the Parade Grounds and next to a small plant nursery is Shenanigans, the neighborhood dive bar.
Mrs. Kouachi works at a nursery and has worn the veil since she made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2008.
One song interweaves adult themes into nursery rhyme cadence.
It tracks light, noise, and temperature in the nursery, as well as baby's heart rate and sleep position.
Are We Turning Our Babies Into Real Life Tamagotchis? | Brandy Zadrozny | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Britain, asked by nursery World, “How are you supporting working mothers?”
The pastel outdoor furnishings look like leftovers from a closed nursery school, while inside collared shirts seem overdressed.
Adventures in Miami’s Coolest South Beach Alternative | The Daily Beast | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFinding him awake, he sat by his side and, with the earnestness of a nursery-maid, patted him off to slumber.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeNext morning Judy shouted that there was a rat in the nursery, and thus he forgot to tell her the wonderful news.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThey were standing over the cots in the nursery late at night, and I think that Mamma was crying softly.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingBlack Sheep retreated to the nursery and read "Cometh up as a Flower" with deep and uncomprehending interest.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingHe spent his time in the old nursery looking at the broken toys, for all of which account must be rendered to Mamma.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for nursery
/ (ˈnɜːsrɪ) /
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
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