as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
committed to the needs of its employees with young children, the insurance company has its own on-site day nursery
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Recent Examples of day nursery
It was already filled with a day nursery, sewing classes and Sunday school.
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Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021
The organization’s beginning can be traced back to 1881, when a local women’s group named Western Association incorporated as Detroit Day Nursery and Kindergarten Association to provide a day nursery for working mothers.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2021
The house, Hello Magazine reports, comes with five reception rooms, three main bedrooms, dressing rooms, a night and day nursery, and staff quarters.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2020
Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021
The organization’s beginning can be traced back to 1881, when a local women’s group named Western Association incorporated as Detroit Day Nursery and Kindergarten Association to provide a day nursery for working mothers.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2021
The house, Hello Magazine reports, comes with five reception rooms, three main bedrooms, dressing rooms, a night and day nursery, and staff quarters.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for day nursery
Noun
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The tourist attraction in Cleveland, Georgia, offers free tours of the nursery and cabbage patch.—
Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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It is found growing at elevations from sea level to 5,000 feet but is infrequently encountered in the nursery trade.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Colorado found itself on the wrong side of a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week in a First Amendment violations case, in which the state could return for another First Amendment case if the justices take up a case brought by a group of Catholic preschools.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2026
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On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Day nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day%20nursery. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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