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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She worried about other potential costs, too: the hospital bill, daycare, nursery school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
All children will have a legal right to an ISP and their nursery, school or college will be responsible for consulting with parents and drawing them up.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 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
Pillion passenger Ms Engstrom, who works with nursery school children, said: "I remember being in the air, going over the barrier and landing on the road on the other side."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
She stopped smoking while she was pregnant with Mitt and then until he started nursery school.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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