nursery
(countable) A place where breastfeeding]] or the raising of children is carried on.
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Will the peer at nursery please stop biting my child
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Nursery are singing Five Little Firefighters this week.
Nursery love cooking, and they especially love fruit! 🍓🍇🫐 They enjoyed using cocktail sticks to make the fruit look like little frogs with their tongues sticking out! 🐸 #EYFSatWelbeck #FineMotorSkills #PhysicalDev…
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(countable) A place where breastfeeding]] or the raising of children is carried on.
“Just a reminder that if you drive to nursery🚘, please park responsibly, allowing room for others and not blocking 🚧anyone in. Be mindful of children leaving vehicles.🚸Thank you. 🥰”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Grassy baby bird nursery vastness #naturetrail #spring”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nature-based nursery in Keynsham celebrates glowing first Ofsted report #GoodNews #UK #Bristol”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Requirements for selling nursery stock in NYS will also be addressed. This workshop is ideal for producers seeking to diversify into a new, efficient tree seedling production system.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nursery September 2026 Lift Lea Forest has 15 hour places available for September 2026 in our Outstanding Nursery setting. To find out more about our school or to request and application pack please contact the school office on 0121 675 3985.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable, also, figuratively) A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
Nudgee College is regarded as the greatest rugby nursery in Queensland, with the boys in the blue-and-white butcher's stripes winning more Greater Public School rugby premierships than any other team.
“Will the peer at nursery please stop biting my child”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Penn-Plax AN2 Aqua Nursery and Hatchery Breeding Box for Your Aquarium - Help Protect Baby Fish from Predators #nursery #PennPlax #fry #aquatic #aquarium”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nursery are singing Five Little Firefighters this week.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nursery love cooking, and they especially love fruit! 🍓🍇🫐 They enjoyed using cocktail sticks to make the fruit look like little frogs with their tongues sticking out! 🐸 #EYFSatWelbeck #FineMotorSkills #PhysicalDevelopment”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Storkcraft Premium Hoop Glider & Ottoman (Espresso with Beige) GREENGUARD Gold Certified, Solid Wood Craftsmanship, Convenient Storage Pockets, Smooth-Gliding Chair for Nursery, Multi-Award-Winning #ChildrensFurniture #Beige #MadeinUSA”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable) Something which educates and nurtures.
Commerce is the nursery of seamen.
"nursery" means: Something which educates and nurtures.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"nursery" means: Something which educates and nurtures.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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