Nursery Definition

nûrsə-rē, nûrsrē
nurseries
noun
nurseries
An infant's bedroom.
Webster's New World
A room or apartment in a home, set apart for the children as a playroom, study, dining room, etc.
Webster's New World
A place where parents may temporarily leave children with trained attendants.
Webster's New World
A nursery school.
American Heritage
A place where young trees or other plants are raised for experimental purposes, for transplanting, or for sale.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Nursery

Noun

Singular:
nursery
Plural:
nurseries

Origin of Nursery

  • Middle English noricerie probably from Old French norricerie from norrice nursemaid nurse

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • nurse + -ery

    From Wiktionary

Nursery Sentence Examples

  • You've had the nursery ready for him a long time.

  • He went on tiptoe to the nursery door and opened it.

  • One of the girls who watched the babies in the nursery was ill that morning, so Carmen volunteered to help.

  • You'd be in the nursery while I was in church?

  • For planting against walls, trees which have been trained for two years in the nursery are preferred, but maiden trees can be very successfully introduced, and by liberal treatment may be speedily got to a fruiting state.

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Words Starting With

NNUNUR

Words Ending With

YRYERY

Unscrambles

nursery

Words Starting With N and Ending With Y

Starts With N & Ends With YStarts With NU & Ends With YStarts With N & Ends With RY

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With N7 Letter Words Ending With Y