1. children's room; baby room; place for growing and selling plants. nursery\nurs"er*y\ , n.; pl. nurseries (#). [cf. f. nourricerie.].
2. the act of nursing. [obs.] "her kind nursery.".
3. the place where nursing is carried on; as: (a) the place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children. (b) a place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees. (c) the place where anything is fostered and growth promoted. "fair padua, nursery of arts." christian families are the nurseries of the church on earth, as she is the nursery of the church in heaven. m. mason. (d) that which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.
4. that which is nursed. [r.].
5. The act of nursing.
6. The place where nursing is carried on The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children.
7. A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
8. The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
9. That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.
10. That which is nursed. a child's room for a baby.
11. 1. A nursery is a place where children who are not old enough to go to school are looked after. This nursery will be able to cater for 29 children Her company ran its own workplace nursery. see also:
day nursery.
12. Nursery is a school for very young children. An affordable nursery education service is an essential basic amenity. a nursery teacher.
13. A nursery is a room in a family home in which the young children of the family sleep or play. He has painted murals in his children's nursery.
14. A nursery is a place where plants are grown in order to be sold. The garden, developed over the past 35 years, includes a nursery. Place where plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stocks for budding and grafting, or for sale. Nurseries produce and distribute woody and herbaceous plants, including ornamental trees, shrubs, and bulb crops. While most nursery-grown plants are ornamental, the nursery business also includes fruit plants and certain perennial vegetables used in home gardens (e.g., asparagus, rhubarb). See also floriculture.