n. (pl. -ies)
1. a a room or place equipped for young children. b day nursery.
2 a place where plants, trees, etc., are reared for sale or transplantation.
3 any sphere or place in or by which qualities or types of people are fostered or bred.
4 Billiards a grouped balls (see NURSE v. 6). b (in full nursery cannon) a cannon on three close balls.
Phrases and idioms:
nursery nurse a person trained to take charge of babies and young children. nursery rhyme a simple traditional song or story in rhyme for children. nursery school a school for children between the ages of three and five. nursery slopes Skiing gentle slopes suitable for beginners. nursery stakes a race for two-year-old horses.