Definition of nursery Nursery

/nɚˈsɚi/ - [nerseree] - nurs•er•y

We found 26 definitions of nursery from 6 different sources.

What does nursery mean?

Noun Plural: nurseries
nursery - a child's room for a baby
		baby's room
		child's room a bedroom for a child
nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
		greenhouse, glasshouse
		edifice, building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
		hothouse, indoor garden, conservatory a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner

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nursery (Noun)
The act of nursing.
nursery (Noun)
A place where nursing is carried on; as.
nursery (Noun)
A room or area in a household set apart for the care of children; specifically in European countries.
nursery (Noun)
Author=W. Robert Chambers .
nursery (Noun)
A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc. , are cultivated for transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
nursery (Noun)
The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
nursery (Noun)
William Shakespeare , The Taming of the Shrew, act 1, sc.
nursery (Noun)
Fair Padua, nursery of arts.
nursery (Noun)
J. M. Mason.
nursery (Noun)
Christian families are the nurseries of the church on earth, as she is the nursery of the church in heaven.
nursery (Noun)
A nursery school .
nursery (Noun)
That which forms and educates.
nursery (Noun)
That which is nursed.

nursery (n.)
The act of nursing.
nursery (n.)
The place where nursing is carried on
nursery (n.)
The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children.
nursery (n.)
A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
nursery (n.)
The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
nursery (n.)
That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.
nursery (n.)
That which is nursed.

nursery
Place where plants are grown until they are large enough to be planted in their final positions.\n(Source: PHC)
nursery
An educational institution for young children, usually before they go to primary school

horticulture
A nursery is a place where plants are cultivated and grown to usable size. There are retail nurseries which sell to the general public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to other nurseries and to commercial landscape gardeners, and private nurseries which supply the needs of institutions or private estates. Some retail and wholesale nurseries sell by mail.