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nursery |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nursery \Nurs"er*y\, n.; pl {Nurseries}. [Cf. F. nourricerie.] 1. The act of nursing. [Obs.] ``Her kind nursery.'' --Shak. 2. The place where nursing is carried on as: a The place or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children. b A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees. c The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted. ``Fair Padua, nursery of arts.'' --Shak. Christian families are the nurseries of the church on earth, as she is the nursery of the church in heaven. --J. M. Mason. d That which forms and educates; as commerce is the nursery of seamen. 3. That which is nursed. [R.] --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nursery n 1: a room for a baby [syn: {baby's room}] 2: a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions [syn: {greenhouse}, {glasshouse}]
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