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Noun: nursery  nur-su-ree
  1. A child's room for a baby
    - baby's room
     
  2. A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work
    - day nursery, day care center [US], crèche [Brit], day care centre [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. A small preschool for small children
    - nursery school
     
  4. A place where young trees and plants are grown commercially for transplanting elsewhere
     
  5. A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted

Derived forms: nurseries

Type of: child's room, preschool

Encyclopedia: Nursery, TX