nursery — a room or place where young children are cared for and looked after
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a room or place where young children are cared for and looked after
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnɜːrsəri/
Example Sentences
- The nursery was so noisy that even the plants in the garden nursery next door started wearing earplugs.
- Many parents visit the nursery before enrolling their children.
- The company provides an on-site nursery for employees' children.
nursery
NOUN[/ˈnɜːrsəri/]
a room or place where young children are cared for and looked after
💡 Concept
a room where young children are cared for and looked after
🎵 Rhyme
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈnɜːrsəri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnɜːsəri/
🌳Etymology
Rootnurs
Suffix--ery
🎵Rhyme
surgeryperjury
surgery
perjury
🔗Collocations
nursery school
plant nursery
nursery rhyme
day nursery
nursery worker
baby nursery
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The nursery was so noisy that even the plants in the garden nursery next door started wearing earplugs.”
“Many parents visit the nursery before enrolling their children.”
“The company provides an on-site nursery for employees' children.”
“We need to buy some fertilizer from the nursery for our garden.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
daycarekindergartenpreschoolgreenhouse
Antonyms
officeworkplace
Related
nursenurturechildcaregardeningcultivation
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