English Dictionary

nursery

/ˈnɜːsəɹi/

noun

(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.

I dropped off my daughter at the nursery this morning.

意味（1）

(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.

As soon as she was alone and the carriage had been driven well away from the door, Mrs. Trevelyan left the drawing-room and went up to the nursery. As she entered she clothed her face with her sweetest smile. How is his own mother's dearest, dearest, darling duck? she said, putting out her arms and taking the boy from the nurse.

意味（2）

A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.

意味（3）

A nursery school (“a school where pre-school children learn and play at the same time”).

意味（4）

(Philippines) The first year of pre-school.

意味（5）

(agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).

意味（6）

(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.

[I]f we had but one skilful and diligent Nurſery-man, who had a complete Nurſery of all ſorts of good fruit, and of the beſt Vines that agree beſt with this Climate, and Mulberry Trees, and wholſom Trees for the avenues of Cities, Towns, and fair Manſions; That one ſuch Nurſery within ten or fifteen miles in all the Vales of theſe three united Kingdoms, would make all theſe Plantations ſpread apace, and amount to the value of Millions yearly. … I am ſure, that many in Wiltſhire, Hampſhire, Dorſetſhire, and Sommerſetſhire are obliged and the richer for the famous Garden of Wilton, and for the goodly Nurſeries about Saliſbury.

意味（7）

(sports) A club or team for developing the skills of young players.

意味（8）

(countable) Something which educates and nurtures.

Commerce is the nursery of seamen.

意味（9）

(countable, billiards) Short for nursery cannon (“a carom shot involving balls that are very close together”).

意味（10）

(countable, obsolete, rare) Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling.

意味（11）

(uncountable, obsolete) The act of nursing or rearing.

I lou'd her moſt, and thought to ſet my reſt / On her kind nurcery, …

I lou'd her moſt, and thought to ſet my reſt / On her kind nurcery, … I loved her [Cordelia] most, and thought to set to spend my retirement relying / On her kind nursing, …