nursery school

noun

Synonyms of nursery schoolnext
: a school for children usually under five years old

Examples of nursery school in a Sentence

parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children
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The report tracks the same sorts of city credit card purchases for two other events involving Stewart’s family – a party two years later to celebrate her daughter’s nursery school graduation and another for her husband’s 40th birthday. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 In this purple-on-purple preppy look, Lady Di (then a 19-year-old nursery school teacher) seemed sweet—if not a little unenthusiastic about being photographed. Natalie Arroyo Camacho, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026 Born in Los Angeles in 1954 and plucked out of nursery school at three years old to attend USC’s program for musically gifted children, Rushen was the epitome of a child prodigy. Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026 Temple Israel includes a nursery school and a religious school for children in pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, according to its website. Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nursery school

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nursery school was in 1835

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“Nursery school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery%20school. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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nursery school

noun
: a school for children usually under five years of age

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