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nursery

nursery

73 1.0
A room in a house where a baby sleeps and plays
  • noun
  • /ˈnɜr.sə.ri/
translation icon : cuarto de bebé
  • We've just done the school run so the boys are now at school and Jackson is at nursery for a few hours so we have some time to actually do some things.
  • nursery rhyme

Think about the tubes in a nursery for premature babies.

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Examples

  • I really pushed to get Romy's nursery finished before she arrived.

  • Hello sweet baby having my breakfast in the nursery because I just love it in here.

  • So we have all the stuff that I showed you, and this is what the nursery looks like currently.

  • We'll take him back to the nursery now.

  • We're turning the music room into a nursery.

  • So, it's a one bedroom, one bath, but there's a nice little nook over here that would be great for a nursery,

  • She has got the most amazing carers at her nursery at what her childminded who genuinely like, love Nova in such a lovely wet way.

  • The nursery is decorated with colorful toys and a crib for the baby.

  • After finishing the renovation, the couple was excited to set up the nursery for their first child.

  • She spent the entire afternoon organizing the nursery, making sure everything was ready for the new arrival.

Synonyms

baby's room
vsnursery
9 1.0

A room made and decorated for a baby

is for both infants and slightly older children rather than only babies
child's room
vsnursery
3 1.0

A bedroom for a child

is arranged for both sleep and play for very young children

Compounds

nursery rhyme
  • Literature
12 1.3

A short traditional song or poem for young children

A place where very young children learn before primary school

2.2

A place where adults look after young children during the day while their parents work

How Child-Friendly

playroom
19 1.0
nursery
73 1.0
bedroom
1.0
guestroom
5 1.0
storage space
20 1.6

Surface Forms

nursery singular
nurseries plural

Morphology

nursery = nurse (transparent) = nurse + ery

Formed from 'nurse' + the place-forming suffix '-ery', meaning a place for nursing or care, which learners can derive from the base.

Etymology

Nursery comes from the same root as nurse and nourish, words that mean 'to feed' and 'to care for'. So a nursery is the room in a house where a baby is looked after, fed, and kept safe.