[nurs.ery] n, pl -er.ies (14c) 1 obs: attentive care: fosterage
2. a: a child's bedroom b: a place where children are temporarily cared for in their parents' absence c: day nursery 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