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View usage for: (nɜːʳsəri) Word forms: plural nurseries1. countable noun [oft at/from/to N]A nursery is a place where children who are not old enough to go to school are looked after. This nursery will be able to cater for 29 children. Her company ran its own workplace nursery. Synonyms: crèche, kindergarten, playgroup, play-centre [New Zealand] More Synonyms of nursery 2. See also day nursery 3. variable noun [oft NOUN noun]Nursery is a school for very young children. An affordable nursery education service is an essential basic amenity. ...a nursery teacher. 4. countable nounA nursery is a room in a family home in which the young children of the family sleep or play. He has painted murals in his children's nursery. 5. countable nounA nursery is a place where plants are grown in order to be sold. The garden, developed over the past 35 years, includes a nursery. nursery in British English (ˈnɜːsrɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries1. a. a room in a house set apart for use by children b. (as modifier) nursery wallpaper 2. a place where plants, young trees, etc, are grown commercially 3. an establishment providing residential or day care for babies and very young children; crèche 4. short for nursery school 5. anywhere serving to foster or nourish new ideas, etc 6. Also called: nursery cannon billiardsa. a series of cannons with the three balls adjacent to a cushion, esp near a corner pocket b. a cannon in such a series nursery in American English (ˈnɜrsəri; ˈnɜrsri) nounWord forms: plural ˈnurseries1. b. a room or apartment in a home, set apart for the children as a playroom, study, dining room, etc. 2. a place where parents may temporarily leave children with trained attendants ; specif., 3. a place where young trees or other plants are raised for experimental purposes, for transplanting, or for sale 4. anything that nourishes, protects, develops, or fosters Word origin ME norcery: see nurse (nɜrsəri) noun( Retail: Products) Nursery is a retail product category for baby accessories, such as diapers and feeding bottles. We offer nursery products including Moses baskets, baby bedding, wooden stands, parasols, and cribs. The store offers a baby shower list, so that friends and family can buy the nursery items the new parents need and want. Nursery is a retail product category for baby accessories, such as diapers and feeding bottles. © Photographee.eu, shutterstock Examples of 'nursery' in a sentencenursery The nursery school had taught the old masters a lesson.The trust says she wore the costume to win at a nursery sports day.With his voice kept in condition by singing loads of nursery rhymes, those concerts will be a doddle.Although she is paid 25,000 a year she was already struggling with bills because of the cost of nursery care.A masked runner-up is a trainee nursery teacher.The new website has the potential to introduce us to some real nursery and garden gems, and will help strengthen our fine horticultural reputation.This requires serious efforts from government, and parents Money moment has to invest nursery education especially homes.One of the last things she was able to do, in fact, was to sing nursery rhymes with her granddaughter.What about encouraging student nurses to spend time in nursery schools or elderly care homes?Young plants are usually purchased from plant nurseries and garden supply centres.Whether this definition is broad enough to cover church nursery workers is not clear at this time.One of her teachers at nursery said it was getting worse and she was holding her arm.But sprays do have a place in nurseries and in quarantine.The wife is a qualified nursery nurse.We need to improve nursery education and teaching in schools. Schools and nurseries should similarly be mindful.Most garden centres and nurseries stock a small range of common herbs.She is now 2½ years old and at nursery three days a week.In France nursing homes and nurseries are often in the same building.BINGO halls and sport centres will be used as nurseries in a new drive to boost childcare places.Remember the old nursery rhyme?Not only that, she's also told her interior design team to transform his spare room into a nursery. Word lists withnursery America In other languagesnursery British English: nursery / ˈnɜːsərɪ/ NOUN A nursery is a place where children who are not old enough to go to school are looked after. Her company ran its own nursery. - American English: nursery
- Arabic: حَضَانَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: quarto de criança
- Chinese: 托儿所
- Croatian: vrtić
- Czech: jesle
- Danish: børnehave
- Dutch: kinderdagverblijf
- European Spanish: guardería
- Finnish: lastenhuone
- French: crèche
- German: Kinderzimmer
- Greek: παιδικό δωμάτιο
- Italian: camera dei bambini
- Japanese: 子供部屋
- Korean: 육아실
- Norwegian: barneværelse
- Polish: żłobek
- European Portuguese: quarto de criança
- Romanian: creșă
- Russian: детская комната
- Latin American Spanish: guardería
- Swedish: daghem
- Thai: สถานรับเลี้ยงเด็ก
- Turkish: çocuk odası
- Ukrainian: ясла
- Vietnamese: nhà trẻ
Chinese translation of 'nursery' n (c) - (= kindergarten)
幼儿(兒)园(園) (yòu'éryuán) (个(個), gè) - (= room)
保育室 (bǎoyùshì) (间(間), jiān) - (= garden)
苗圃 (miáopǔ) (个(個), gè) - (= garden centre)
花卉商店 (huāhuì shāngdiàn) (家, jiā)
Definition a place where children are taken care of when their parents are at work The company has its own workplace nursery Synonyms crèche kindergarten playgroup play-centre (New Zealand) |