Definitions
1.NounA place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.
Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
2.NounEspecially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
3.NounAn institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
4.NounThe first year of pre-school.
5.NounA place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).
A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or made available for public sale, a garden centre; also a plantation of young trees.
A club or team for developing the skills of young players.
6.NounA place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).
7.NounA place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or made available for public sale, a garden centre; also a plantation of young trees.
8.NounA club or team for developing the skills of young players.
9.NounSomething which educates and nurtures."Commerce is the nursery of seamen."
10.NounEllipsis of nursery cannon (“a carom shot involving balls that are very close together”).
11.NounSomeone or something that is nursed; a nursling.
12.NounThe act of nursing or rearing.