nursery
nurse|ry /n'ɜːrsəri/ (nurseries)
1 [N-COUNT] also 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.
see also day nursery
2 [N-VAR] oft N n
Nursery is a school for very young children.
An affordable nursery education service is an essential basic amenity.
...a nursery teacher.
3 [N-COUNT]
A 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.
4 [N-COUNT]
A nursery is a place where plants are grown in order to be sold.
The garden, developed over the past 35 years, includes a nursery.day nurse|ry (day nurseries)
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A day nursery is a place where children who are too young to go to school can be left all day while their parents are at work.
= crèchenurse|ry nurse (nursery nurses)
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A nursery nurse is a person who has been trained to look after very young children. (BRIT)nurse|ry rhyme (nursery rhymes)
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A nursery rhyme is a poem or song for young children, especially one that is old or well known.nurse|ry school (nursery schools)
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A nursery school or a nursery is a school for very young children.
The availability of nursery school places varies widely across London.
= kindergarten
1 [N-COUNT] also 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.
see also day nursery
2 [N-VAR] oft N n
Nursery is a school for very young children.
An affordable nursery education service is an essential basic amenity.
...a nursery teacher.
3 [N-COUNT]
A 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.
4 [N-COUNT]
A nursery is a place where plants are grown in order to be sold.
The garden, developed over the past 35 years, includes a nursery.day nurse|ry (day nurseries)
[N-COUNT]
A day nursery is a place where children who are too young to go to school can be left all day while their parents are at work.
= crèchenurse|ry nurse (nursery nurses)
[N-COUNT]
A nursery nurse is a person who has been trained to look after very young children. (BRIT)nurse|ry rhyme (nursery rhymes)
[N-COUNT]
A nursery rhyme is a poem or song for young children, especially one that is old or well known.nurse|ry school (nursery schools)
[N-VAR]
A nursery school or a nursery is a school for very young children.
The availability of nursery school places varies widely across London.
= kindergarten