nursery (redirected from nurseries)

nurs·er·y  (nûrs-r, nûrsr)

n. pl. nurs·er·ies

1. A room or area in a household set apart for the use of children.

2.

a. A place for the temporary care of children in the absence of their parents.

b. A nursery school.

3. A place where plants are grown for sale, transplanting, or experimentation.

4. A place in which something is produced, fostered, or developed.

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[Middle English noricerie, probably from Old French norricerie, from norrice, nursemaid; see nurse.]

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nursery

Noun

pl -ries

1. a room in a house where children sleep or play

2. a place where children are taken care of when their parents are at work

3. a place where plants and young trees are grown for sale

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Nursery place where people are fostered or developed; a collection of plants.

Examples: nursery of evil, 1606; of kernels and stones, 1664; of racoons; of soldiers, 1839; of ungodliness, 1583; of vices, 1604; of blooming youth, 1820.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nursery - a child's room for a baby baby's room child's room - a bedroom for a child day care center, day nursery - a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work
	2.	nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions glasshouse, greenhouse building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" hothouse, indoor garden, conservatory - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner orangery - a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas

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nursery

noun crèche, kindergarten, playgroup, play-centre N.Z.

Translations

nursery [ˈnəːsərɪ] n (institution) → guardería infantil;

(room) → cuarto de los niños;

(for plants) → criadero, semillero

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nursery [ˈnəːsərɪ] n (= room) → nursery f (= institution); crèche f, garderie f;

(for plants) → pépinière f

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nursery [ˈnəːsərɪ] n → Kindergarten m;

(room) → Kinderzimmer nt;

(for plants) → Gärtnerei f

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nursery [ˈnəːsərɪ] n (room) → camera dei bambini;

(institution) → asilo;

(for plants) → vivaio