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单词 nursery
释义

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

  • breeding ground
  • hotbed
  • hothouse
  • nest
  • nidus
  • seedbed
  • seminary
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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

Kids Definition

nursery

noun

nurs·​ery ˈnər-sə-rē How to pronounce nursery (audio)
ˈnərs-rē
plural nurseries
1
: the room where a baby sleeps
2
: a place where small children are temporarily cared for in their parent's absence
3
: a place where plants (as trees or shrubs) are grown and usually sold

Medical Definition

nursery

noun

nurs·​ery ˈnərs-(ə-)rē How to pronounce nursery (audio)
plural nurseries
: the department of a hospital where newborn infants are cared for

nursery

noun

1
as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • center
  • nest
  • seminary
  • hothouse
  • mecca
  • seedbed
  • hub
  • capital
  • breeding ground
  • hotbed
  • nidus
  • focus
  • base
  • seat
  • nucleus
  • focus
  • headquarters
  • heart
  • crucible
  • core
  • eye
  • cynosure
2
as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • preschool
  • crèche
  • nursery school
  • prekindergarten
  • day nursery
  • pre-K
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