nursery
[noun]
Synonyms: creche, kindergarten, playgroup

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

nur‧se‧ry /ˈnɜːsəri $ ˈnɜːr-/ noun (plural nurseries) [countable]
[Word Family: noun: nurse, nursery, nursing; verb: nurse]

1. a place where young children are taken care of during the day while their parents are at work

2. a place where plants and trees are grown and sold

3. nursery education/unit/teacher etc British English education etc for young children from three to five years old ⇒ nursery school

4. a room in a hospital where babies that have just been born are looked after

5. old-fashioned a baby’s bedroom or a room in a house where young children play

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

nursery
noun
ADJ. day, residential, workplace
NURSERY + NOUN school | class | education | teacher | facilities, provision | assistant | nurse
PREP. at a/the ~ The children are at nursery three days a week.
in a/the ~ She works as an assistant in a nursery.

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