nursery

noun

/ˈnɜːsəri/

/ˈnɜːrsəri/

(plural nurseries)

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(British English) a place where young children are cared for while their parents are at work; a day nursery or nursery school
- at nursery Her youngest child is at nursery now.
- The children are at nursery three days a week.
compare day care center, preschoolTopics Life stagesc1
(North American English or old-fashioned) a room in a house where a baby sleeps
(old-fashioned) a room in a house where young children can playTopics Houses and homesc2
a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting somewhere elseTopics Plants and treesc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see nurse) + -ery.

adjective

/ˈnɜːsəri/

/ˈnɜːrsəri/

[only before noun] (British English)

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单词	nursery
释义	nursery noun /ˈnɜːsəri/ /ˈnɜːrsəri/ (plural nurseries) jump to other results (British English) a place where young children are cared for while their parents are at work; a day nursery or nursery school at nursery Her youngest child is at nursery now. The children are at nursery three days a week. compare day care center, preschoolTopics Life stagesc1 (North American English or old-fashioned) a room in a house where a baby sleeps (old-fashioned) a room in a house where young children can playTopics Houses and homesc2 a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting somewhere elseTopics Plants and treesc2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see nurse) + -ery. nursery adjective /ˈnɜːsəri/ /ˈnɜːrsəri/ [only before noun] (British English) jump to other results connected with the education of children from 2 to 5 years old nursery education a nursery teacher Oxford Collocations DictionaryNursery is used with these nouns: provision See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see nurse) + -ery.
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