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
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.
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Already larger plants had been identified for salvage and stored in the park’s nursery during construction.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The other half of the day was with the nursery staff, which was also tank cleaning, but also feeding animals and working with more juvenile invertebrates.
—Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
The algae is especially harmful to mangroves, which serve as nursery habitats, and can smother sea grasses and coral reefs, Lapointe said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 June 2025
This is the last weekend the nursery will be open until the fall.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The other half of the day was with the nursery staff, which was also tank cleaning, but also feeding animals and working with more juvenile invertebrates.
—Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
The algae is especially harmful to mangroves, which serve as nursery habitats, and can smother sea grasses and coral reefs, Lapointe said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 June 2025
This is the last weekend the nursery will be open until the fall.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for nursery
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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