nursery
A place where or the raising of children is carried on.
Other meanings
Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
The first year of pre-school.
Kinds of nursery
- day nursery
Related words
- nurserydom
- nurseryfish
- nurseryful
- nurserymaid
- nurseryman
- nurseryperson
- nurseryware
- nurserywoman
- paleonursery
- prenursery
- animal nursery
- day nursery
Word history
From Middle English "noricerie".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “nursery” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.