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nursery school

American  

noun

  • nursery schools
    plural
  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

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Etymology

Origin of nursery school

First recorded in 1825–35


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She worried about other potential costs, too: the hospital bill, daycare, nursery school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The 22 new contestants also include a poker-playing gardener, a barrister, a cyber security consultant, a civil servant, a builder, a nursery school teacher and a personal trainer.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

The town posted the image on X quickly on Wednesday morning, because the alleged sighting was near a nursery school, the official said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025

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

But he would go to nursery school anyway, he decided, to learn to give shots.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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