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Definition of nursery adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nursery

adjective
 
/ˈnɜːsəri/
 
/ˈnɜːrsəri/
[only before noun] (British English)
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  1. connected with the education of children from 2 to 5 years old
    • nursery education
    • a nursery teacher
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNursery is used with these nouns:
    • provision
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see nurse) + -ery.
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