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IELTS BNC: 3383 COCA: 5632

nursery
nursery /ˈnɚsəri/ noun
plural nurseries
nursery
/ˈnɚsəri/
noun
plural nurseries
Learner's definition of NURSERY
1 
[count]
a  US : the room where a baby sleeps婴儿室
b  : the room in a hospital where new babies are kept and cared for by nurses（医院的）婴儿室
c  old-fashioned : a room where children sleep, play, and are sometimes taught（孩子睡觉、玩耍或学习的）儿童室
2 
[count]
a  : a place where plants (such as trees or shrubs) are grown and sold苗圃
b  : a place where some young animals (such as fish) are grown动物繁殖场；养鱼池
3 
British
a  [count] : a place where children are cared for during the day while their parents are working托儿所；保育室
b  [count, noncount] : nursery school
IELTS BNC: 3383 COCA: 5632

nursery

noun

nurs·​ery ˈnər-s(ə-)rē How to pronounce nursery (audio)
plural nurseries
1
obsolete : attentive care : fosterage
2
a
: a child's bedroom
b
: a place where children are temporarily cared for in their parents' absence
c
: day nursery
3
a
: something that fosters, develops, or promotes
b
: a place in which persons are trained or educated
4
: an area where plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stocks for budding and grafting, or for sale
5
: a place where young animals grow or are cared for

Synonyms

Example Sentences

She still needs to decorate the nursery before the baby comes. We get our flowers from a local nursery.
Recent Examples on the Web The Grover-blue carpet in what would ultimately be both kids’ nursery? Laura Johnston, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Remember that your container plant has been sitting in a nursery, sometimes receiving four or five waterings a day. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 The farm’s owners are also dedicated to reforestation, growing native seedlings in the nursery to replant outside the coffee fields. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 And in that time, the heater in the nursery caught fire. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2022 Prince George will be starting year five, Charlotte going into year three and Louis will be in the nursery. Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2022 They’ve been bred in a University of Miami lab, carefully tended to in a nursery and then planted on the nearshore reef. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022 Preparation for the sorts of battles that would ultimately take Fred’s life, then, began in the nursery. Peter Brannen, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 Many stores sell houseplants in plastic nursery pots, which aren’t ideal long-term environments for growth. Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nursery was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing nursery
IELTS BNC: 3383 COCA: 5632
nursery school

noun

 (BrE also nursery) ADJECTIVE | NURSERY-SCHOOL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤day, local, private, workplace日託／當地／私立／工作單位幼兒園NURSERY-SCHOOL + NOUN➤class, education幼兒園班；幼兒園教育▸➤assistant, manager, nurse, staff, teacher幼兒園助理／園長／保育員／員工／教師▸➤care, facilities, provision幼兒園護理／設施／供應➤place幼兒園園位◇nursery-school places for under-fives5 歲以下幼兒的幼兒園園位PREPOSITION➤at a/the nursery school在幼兒園（上學）◇The children are at nursery school three days a week.孩子們每週上 3 天幼兒園。➤in a/the nursery school在幼兒園（工作）◇She works as an assistant in a nursery school.她在一家幼兒園當助理。

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