nur ‧ se ‧ ry /ˈnɜːs ə ri $ ˈnɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural nurseries ) [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ nurse , ↑ nursery , ↑ nursing ; verb : ↑ nurse ]
1 . a place where young children are taken care of during the day while their parents are at work
2 . a place where plants and trees are grown and sold
3 . nursery education/unit/teacher etc British English education etc for young children from three to five years old ⇨ ↑ nursery school
4 . a room in a hospital where babies that have just been born are looked after
5 . old-fashioned a baby’s ↑ bedroom or a room in a house where young children play