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nursery

[nur-suh-ree] / ˈnɜr sə ri /
NOUN
child's room
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To avoid the two-hour weekend wait, the crisis nursery manager arrives before the 4 p.m. opening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

When she has time, Daisy Fancourt likes to sit at the piano and play something by Bach, Francis Poulenc or, if her children are with her, a nursery rhyme.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Its life cycle includes a journey of 11,000 kilometers from Andean headwaters to coastal nursery areas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Latewood and the nursery were expected to face a trial in April but entered new pleas.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

He was far too preoccupied with himself and his herring to notice that his students were no longer in the nursery.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood