nursery

Universal Words noun, adjective noun (plural nurseries) 1 = DAYNURSERY 2 = NURSERYSCHOOL: Her youngest child is at nursery now. 3 (AmE 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 adjective [onlybeforenoun] (BrE) connected with the education of children from 2 to 5 years old: nursery education * a nursery teacher