nursery
noun
nurs·ery
ˈnər-s(ə-)rē 
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
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
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Examples of nursery in a Sentence
She still needs to decorate the nursery before the baby comes.
We get our flowers from a local nursery.
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The quartet appears in a series of portraits in a yard and a nursery, soaking up the newborn cuddles and making that chaotic twin-parent life look like a breeze.
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Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
In September, eucalyptus seedlings started to disappear from a plant nursery in New South Wales, ABC reported.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
The municipality is preparing a nursery for indigenous crops and plants to share across the West Bank and is teaching organic farming.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Local nurseries and botanical gardens can be great resources for in-depth knowledge of the area and recent warming or cooling trends.
—NPR, 12 May 2024
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Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
In September, eucalyptus seedlings started to disappear from a plant nursery in New South Wales, ABC reported.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
The municipality is preparing a nursery for indigenous crops and plants to share across the West Bank and is teaching organic farming.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Local nurseries and botanical gardens can be great resources for in-depth knowledge of the area and recent warming or cooling trends.
—NPR, 12 May 2024
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nursery
noun
nurs·ery
ˈnərs-(ə-)rē
plural nurseries
1
a
: a child's bedroom
b
: a place where children are temporarily cared for in their parents' absence
2
: a place where plants (as trees or shrubs) are grown for transplanting, for use as stocks in grafting, or for sale
Medical Definition
nursery
noun
nurs·ery
ˈnərs-(ə-)rē
plural nurseries
: the department of a hospital where newborn infants are cared for
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