nursery
noun
nurs·ery
ˈnər-s(ə-)rē 
plural nurseries
1
obsolete
: attentive care : fosterage
2
a
: a child's bedroom
b
: a place where children are temporarily cared for in their parents' absence
c
3
a
: something that fosters, develops, or promotes
b
: a place in which persons are trained or educated
4
: an area where plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stocks for budding and grafting, or for sale
5
: a place where young animals grow or are cared for
Synonyms
Examples of nursery in a Sentence
She still needs to decorate the nursery before the baby comes.
We get our flowers from a local nursery.
Recent Examples on the Web
The aquarium previously confirmed that once Charlotte gives birth, her offspring will be separated into a nursery tank which will be set to the same environmental parameters as her current home.
—
Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Stellar nurseries with large concentrations of dust and gas eventually condense, forming a stellar core or baby star.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
Boxwood sales in 2019 were valued at $141 million nationally, and the shrub is considered to be a crucial part of Ohio’s nursery stock economy, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
The nursery company alleges UFW organizers misled almost half of the farmworkers who signed union authorization cards and claims the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board should have never certified the election.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Lastly, take photos and ask for a nursery employee’s advice.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Match the pot to the plants: A 15-gallon black nursery pot has room for ONE tomato plant or TWO pepper plants or eggplant plants or basil plants.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Santiago Hernandez was among those eager to unionize the workers at the plant nursery.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Plus, the lightweight fabric takes up little space in a diaper bag or the nursery, and the 47 x 47-inch blankets work as swaddles, too.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Stellar nurseries with large concentrations of dust and gas eventually condense, forming a stellar core or baby star.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
Boxwood sales in 2019 were valued at $141 million nationally, and the shrub is considered to be a crucial part of Ohio’s nursery stock economy, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
The nursery company alleges UFW organizers misled almost half of the farmworkers who signed union authorization cards and claims the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board should have never certified the election.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Lastly, take photos and ask for a nursery employee’s advice.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Match the pot to the plants: A 15-gallon black nursery pot has room for ONE tomato plant or TWO pepper plants or eggplant plants or basil plants.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Santiago Hernandez was among those eager to unionize the workers at the plant nursery.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Plus, the lightweight fabric takes up little space in a diaper bag or the nursery, and the 47 x 47-inch blankets work as swaddles, too.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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nursery
noun
nurs·ery
ˈnərs-(ə-)rē
plural nurseries
1
a
: a child's bedroom
b
: a place where children are temporarily cared for in their parents' absence
2
: a place where plants (as trees or shrubs) are grown for transplanting, for use as stocks in grafting, or for sale
Medical Definition
nursery
noun
nurs·ery
ˈnərs-(ə-)rē
plural nurseries
: the department of a hospital where newborn infants are cared for
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