noun
nursery
NUR-suh-ree/ˈnɜːrsəri/
A place where young children are cared for.
In the nursery, a caregiver helps one toddler while another plays nearby.
Etymology
Latin nutritia referred to nursing or suckling. A nursery first housed young children and their nurse; the idea of a place for fostering growth then extended to raising plants.
In context
rearing the monkeys in a nursery away from their mothers
More examples
- Their baby sleeps in a crib in the nursery.
- A nurse checks on the newborns in the hospital nursery.
- Both workplace nurseries welcome children under three.
Forms
nursery · nurseries
nurse verb — to feed or care for someone
Similar words
- daycare
- Usually provides daytime care while parents are at work.
- preschool
- Usually emphasizes early learning rather than infant care.