nursery

[US]/ˈnɜːsəri/
[UK]/ˈnɜːrsəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a place where young children or plants are cared for and nurtured; a place providing a conducive environment for growth and development.

Phrases & Collocations

nursery school

nursery rhymes

nursery furniture

nursery decor

nursery rhyme book

nursery teacher

nursery stock

nursery tale

nursery rhyme

seedling nursery

nursery garden

day nursery

Example Sentences

that nursery of traitors.

The nursery is somewhere hereabout.

a nursery rhyme familiar to most children;

a glossary would have been a nursery and seminary of blunder.

"As a nursery teacher, you mustn't be impatient with the children."

The two nurseries have 200 children.

We had to rear it in a nursery and plant it out.

They have decided to start up a nursery in the factory.

the nursery rhymes' rhythmicity makes them particularly easy to learn.

Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet... you know the rest.Enjoy this classic nursery tale with us.

It took the nursery teachers months to bring their class of boys under control.

The nursery teacher clapped her hands to attract the children's attention.

The nursery teacher instilled the need for kindness into my children.

The nursery teacher often leads her children to watch aircrafts take off or land.

Students growing up from nursery school to college have trouble dealing with realities.

A minute afterwards,Hunca Munca, his wife,put her head out ,too;and when she saw that there was no one in the nursery, she ventured out on the oilcloth under the coalbox.

Real-world Examples

I am the nursery of the sea.

Source: Nature is speaking.

Like coral reefs, they are a nursery for the oceans.

Source: "BBC Documentary: Home"

Who asked you to decorate the nursery?

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

These are the people who run the nurseries of Greenport Midden Brabant.

Source: Popular Science Essays

They have a nursery and they have classes.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Jarnia reburies the eggs in her turtle nursery.

Source: Human Planet

The first step is finding a good nursery.

Source: VOA Special April 2022 Collection

Hey, tomorrow who wants to paint the nursery?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

Venice is the nursery of modern banking and finance.

Source: Humanity: The Story of All of Us

Seaweed is a nursery for all these large pelagic fish.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

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