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
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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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Until now, those were mostly guessing games that resulted in going down an internet rabbit hole or taking a trip to your local plant nursery.
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Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
The council removed the medical-only restriction in 2020 to allow adult-use cultivation and nurseries.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
This monument sits within 108 acres of wooded parkland that contains fossil specimens that represent the nation’s first and only recorded evidence of a nursery herd of Ice Age Columbian mammoths.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
At Costas Verdes’s nursery in Playa Guiones, 92 tree species are cultivated.
—Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2024
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Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
The council removed the medical-only restriction in 2020 to allow adult-use cultivation and nurseries.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
This monument sits within 108 acres of wooded parkland that contains fossil specimens that represent the nation’s first and only recorded evidence of a nursery herd of Ice Age Columbian mammoths.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
At Costas Verdes’s nursery in Playa Guiones, 92 tree species are cultivated.
—Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2024
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 24 Jan. 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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