B2nouneducationrelationships
US/ˈnɜːr.sər.i/
UK/ˈnɜː.sər.i/
a place where very young children are looked after while their parents work
In context
She takes her two-year-old to nursery every weekday morning.
The company runs a nursery for the children of its staff.
We bought the tomato plants from a garden nursery.
Words that go with nursery
noun + noun
- nursery schoolOur son starts nursery school in September.
- nursery teacherThe nursery teacher reads stories to the children.
- garden nurseryThe garden nursery sells fruit trees.
- nursery rhymeThe children sang a nursery rhyme.
- day nurseryThe day nursery opens at seven for working parents.
verb + noun
- attend nurseryBoth of my kids attended nursery before primary school.