nursery

[NursĀ·er*y]

In a nursery, you're going to find a lot of growth and either babies or plants.

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The act of nursing.

Noun
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

Noun
a child''s room for a baby


n.
The act of nursing.

n.
The place where nursing is carried on

n.
The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children.

n.
A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.

n.
The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.

n.
That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.

n.
That which is nursed.


Nursery

Nurs"er*y , n.; pl. Nurseries . [Cf. F. nourricerie.] 1. The act of nursing. [Obs.] "Her kind nursery." Shak. 2. The place where nursing is carried on; as: (a) The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children. (b) A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees. (c) The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted. "Fair Padua, nursery of arts." Shak.
Christian families are the nurseries of the church on earth, as she is the nursery of the church in heaven.
(d) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen. 3. That which is nursed. [R.] Milton.

The act of nursing.

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Usage Examples

When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'

The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.

A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside inside is more often his nursery.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

There is still the feeling that women's writing is a lesser class of writing, that what goes on in the nursery or the bedroom is not as important as what goes on in the battlefield, that what women know about is a less category of knowledge.

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.

I was never a girl who dreamed about what her wedding day would be like, but I've always dreamed about decorating my baby's nursery.

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