nursery — ozdic

Collocations

10

1

(noun.)

ADJ

day, residential, workplace

NURSERY + NOUN

PREP

at a/the ~

My daughter enjoys playing with the other children at nursery every morning.

in a/the ~

My daughter enjoys playing with toys in the nursery every afternoon.

Definitions

noun

1

A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.

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.

But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.

2

A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.

3

A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.

4

A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.

[S]ince for the great deſire I had To ſee faire Padua, nurſerie of Arts, I am arriu'd for fruitfull Lombardie, The pleaſant garden of great Italy.

Playes are the nurseries of vice, the bawd, / That thorow the senses steales our hearts abroad, / Tainting our eares with obscæne bawdery, / Lascivious words, and wanton ribaulry.

5

A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

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 sweetes

Wiktionary

02

But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased th

Wiktionary

03

[S]ince for the great deſire I had To ſee faire Padua, nurſerie of Arts, I am arriu'd for fruitfull Lombardie, The pleaſant garden of great Italy.

Wiktionary

04

The youngest child spent every morning at a nursery.

Tatoeba · #27279

05

It looks like Yokkun's dad ran off with his nursery school teacher.

Tatoeba · #29896

06

I understand you're looking for a record album of nursery rhymes.

Tatoeba · #69065

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, nursery is marked as figuratively, British, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.