nursery school
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nursery school
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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
"She never got to see Ffion start nursery school and the pain of that is horrible," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
The stories, centred around a nursery school and its teacher Miss Hoolie, were produced from 2002 to 2005 and aired on TV around the world for many years.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024
I started right away at the Montessori nursery school.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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