nursery

noun

ˈnər-s(ə-)rē How to pronounce nursery (audio)
Definition of nurserynext
1
as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy

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2
as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus

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Recent Examples of nursery Floodwaters are beginning to impact farmland, woodlands, nurseries, parks, athletic fields, golf courses, greenways, and boat-access areas with up to 2 feet of inundation. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026 Raking, bagging and blowing leaves away destroys this crucial winter nursery. — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 Eco effort While over 80% of the reefs around the resort were bleached following the dramatic temperature rises of El Nino in 2016, the resort is throwing everything at its coral nursery and the green shoots are showing. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 But this stellar nursery is also thought to be home to over 100 stars under a million years old, which is quite young and early in their lives. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nursery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
  1. center
  2. preschool
  3. nest
  4. seminary
  5. hothouse
Noun
  • Janabi said one of the biggest challenges has been persuading those who are infected to seek medical assistance, adding that some deaths occur in the community outside of health centers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Still, if the new CBS is managing to hold the center in Washington, there’s been a far more dramatic shift in coverage of Israel and Gaza.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • The Supreme Court must decide whether Colorado’s requirement that participating preschools comply with nondiscrimination rules is simply a neutral condition on receiving state funding, or an unconstitutional burden on religious exercise.
    — Preston Green III, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Flames from the blaze burned right up to the playground of the synagogue's preschool, Rabbi Jay Siegel recalled.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of preschool
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  • As a result, seabird populations declined, particularly birds that build their nests on the ground.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Loggerhead sea turtles laid 4,174 nests on Georgia’s beaches, the most in decades.
    — Brady Dennis, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • The backstory Seminary Hill Catskills is named after the south-sloping hillside with stunning views of the Delaware River Valley where it's situated, home to a now-shuttered former seminary.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • One of his favorite artifacts is a Humber bicycle from 1889 or 1890, used when a Baptist seminary was in the community, which was founded as a Baptist temperance area.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of seminary
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  • Those girls in the hothouses maintained by fathers and uncles certainly would not spare a single thought for Percherette.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kennedy’s Albany is a vital, violent place, a hothouse of gangsters, pool hustlers, bums, crooked politicians, and showgirls.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
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