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nursery

[ nur-suh-ree ]

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noun

, plural nurs·er·ies.

a room or place set apart for young children.
a nursery school or day nursery.
a place where young trees or other plants are raised for transplanting, for sale, or for experimental study.
any place in which something is bred, nourished, or fostered:
The art institute has been the nursery of much great painting.
any situation, condition, circumstance, practice, etc., serving to breed or foster something:
Slums are nurseries for young criminals.

nursery

/ ˈnɜːsrɪ /

1. a room in a house set apart for use by children
2. ( as modifier )
  nursery wallpaper
a place where plants, young trees, etc, are grown commercially
an establishment providing residential or day care for babies and very young children; crèche
short for nursery school
anywhere serving to foster or nourish new ideas, etc
Also callednursery cannon billiards
1. a series of cannons with the three balls adjacent to a cushion, esp near a corner pocket
2. a cannon in such a series

Origin of nursery¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, nursery is from the Middle English word norcery. See nurse, -ery

Mrs. Kouachi works at a nursery and has worn the veil since she made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2008.

One song interweaves adult themes into nursery rhyme cadence.

It tracks light, noise, and temperature in the nursery, as well as baby's heart rate and sleep position.

In Britain, asked by Nursery World, “How are you supporting working mothers?”

The pastel outdoor furnishings look like leftovers from a closed nursery school, while inside collared shirts seem overdressed.

Finding him awake, he sat by his side and, with the earnestness of a nursery-maid, patted him off to slumber.

Next morning Judy shouted that there was a rat in the nursery, and thus he forgot to tell her the wonderful news.

They were standing over the cots in the nursery late at night, and I think that Mamma was crying softly.

Black Sheep retreated to the nursery and read "Cometh up as a Flower" with deep and uncomprehending interest.

He spent his time in the old nursery looking at the broken toys, for all of which account must be rendered to Mamma.

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