单词 | day nursery |
释义 | day nurseryn. 1. A room used as a nursery (nursery n. 1a) during the day (as distinguished from a night nursery). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of occupant > [noun] > room for children nurseryc1330 playroom1725 day nursery1816 1816 Morning Post 12 Sept. 1/4 (advt.) An excellent family house, consisting of a dining parlour, a breakfast parlour, a day nursery..and other conveniences. 1844 Mrs. Parkes in T. Webster & F. Parkes Encycl. Domest. Econ. xxvi. i. 1187 Day nurseries should be prepared for the children by having the windows open early in the morning. 1896 H. Friederichs In the Evening of his Days 70 (caption) The Day Nursery at Hawarden Castle. 1908 H. de V. Stacpoole Patsy ii They were in the day nursery, which was also the schoolroom. 2004 S. Kakar Seeker (2008) v. 55 Besides the Sunday lunch, which she ate downstairs..all her other meals were served in the day-nursery or the night-nursery. 2. A place where children who are below school age are cared for during the day, esp. while their parents or usual carers are at work. Now chiefly British. Cf. nursery n. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > education > upbringing > [noun] > nursery nurseryc1330 farm1842 crèche1846 day nursery1850 day care1975 society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > nursery school nursery school1835 day nursery1850 kindergarten1851 play school1869 kindy1910 preschool1925 kinder1955 1850 Househ. Words 2 110/1 These institutions were to be Day-Nurseries for the children of the poor. 1884 Harper's Mag. Apr. 782/2 A ‘Day Nursery and Temporary Home for Children’, charging two cents a day to busy mothers. 1955 Times 15 July 5/7 Under the scheme the boroughs would become responsible for maternity and child welfare, day nurseries, [etc.]. 1975 Child Devel. 46 212/2 The day nurseries are administered by the social services department, and the staff are trained nursery nurses. 2010 Toronto Star (Nexis) 7 Apr. gt 5 A private member's bill that would prohibit building a gas power plant anywhere within 1,500 metres of land zoned residential or a school, day nursery or health-care facility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816 |
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