Meaning of NURSERY
| Pronunciation: | | 'nursuree
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- [n] a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
- [n] a child's room for a baby
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| | Synonyms: | | baby's room, glasshouse, greenhouse |
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| | See Also: | | building, child's room, conservatory, day care center, day nursery, edifice, hothouse, indoor garden | |
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| | Definition: | | Nursery
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nurs"er*y\, n.; pl. {Nurseries}. [Cf. F. nourricerie.]
1. The act of nursing. [Obs.] ``Her kind nursery.'' --Shak.
2. The place where nursing is carried on; as:
(a) The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to
the care of children.
(b) A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are
propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a
plantation of young trees.
(c) The place where anything is fostered and growth
promoted. ``Fair Padua, nursery of arts.'' --Shak.
Christian families are the nurseries of the
church on earth, as she is the nursery of the
church in heaven. --J. M. Mason.
(d) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the
nursery of seamen.
3. That which is nursed. [R.] --Milton.
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