nursery

Noun

nursery (plural: nurseries)

1. (obsolete) The act of nursing

   “Her kind nursery.” —Shakespeare

2. A place where nursing is carried on; as:
   1. A place, or apartment, in a house, used for the care of children.
   2. A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
   3. The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.

      "Fair Padua, nursery of arts." —Shakespeare

       

      Christian families are the nurseries of the

      church on earth, as she is the nursery of the

      church in heaven. —J. M. Mason

   4. That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.
3. (rare) That which is nursed.

7 letters in word "nursery": E N R R S U Y.

No anagrams for nursery found in this word list.

Words found within nursery:

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