nursery

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[edit] Etymology

nurse + -ery

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (GenAm) IPA: /ˈnɝs(ə)ri/, SAMPA: /"n3`s(@)ri/
  • Hyphenation: nurs‧er‧y

[edit] Noun

Singular
nursery

Plural
nurseries

nursery (plural nurseries)

  1. (obsolete) The act of nursing
    “Her kind nursery.” —Shakespeare
  2. A place where nursing is carried on; as:
    1. A place, or apartment, in a house, used for the care of children.
    2. A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
    3. The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
      "Fair Padua, nursery of arts." —Shakespeare
       
      Christian families are the nurseries of the
      church on earth, as she is the nursery of the
      church in heaven. —J. M. Mason
    4. That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.
  3. (rare) That which is nursed.

[edit] Translations

The act of nursing
A place where nursing is carried out
That which is nursed

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English

[edit] Noun

nursery f. inv.

  1. nursery (place for the care of children)
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