/ ˈnɜːsəri; NAmE ˈnɜːrs-/ noun , adjective
■ noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
= day nursery
2.
= nursery school :
Her youngest child is at nursery now.
3.
( NAmE or old-fashioned ) a room in a house where a baby sleeps
4.
( old-fashioned ) a room in a house where young children can play
5.
a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting somewhere else
■ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( BrE ) connected with the education of children from 2 to 5 years old :
nursery education
a nursery teacher
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French nourice nurse (see nurse ) + -ery .