nursery

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

nur·sery [nursery nurseries] noun, adjective BrE [ˈnɜːsəri] NAmE [ˈnɜːrsəri]
noun (pl. nur·series)
1. = ↑day nursery
2. = ↑nursery school
•Her youngest child is at nursery now.
3. (NAmE or old-fashioned)a room in a house where a baby sleeps
4. (old-fashioned)a room in a house where young children can play
5. a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting somewhere else

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see ↑nurse) + ↑-ery.

Example Bank:
•The children are at nursery three days a week.

 
adjective only before noun (BrE)
connected with the education of children from 2 to 5 years old
•nursery education
•a nursery teacher

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see ↑nurse) + ↑-ery.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  greenhouse, glasshouse, baby's room