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nursery

[nur-suh-ree] / ˈnɜr sə ri /
NOUN
child's room
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The average cost of full-time nursery - 50 hours a week - for a child under two in England is just under £149 per week in 2026.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Researchers first photographed it in 2003 at Brazil's Abrolhos Bank, the country's main humpback whale nursery off the coast of Bahia.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Noticing that the outdoor space got just enough light to wring out some tomatoes, we headed to the nursery to top off our nest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

She bought a special recipe book to make her own organic baby food and stocked the nursery with aesthetically pleasing, developmentally appropriate books and building blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

When I walk in the nursery, Boo is asleep in pajamas I don’t recognize.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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