Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click a synonym from the results below to see its synonyms.

No results could be found matching the exact term nursery school child in the thesaurus.
Try one of these suggestions:
nursery  nurseryman 

Consider searching for the individual words nursery, school, or child.
Dictionary Results for nursery:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
nursery
    n 1: a child's room for a baby [syn: nursery, baby's room]
    2: a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and
       exhibition of plants under controlled conditions [syn:
       greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nursery \Nurs"er*y\, n.; pl. Nurseries. [Cf. F. nourricerie.]
   1. The act of nursing. [Obs.] "Her kind nursery." --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. 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 of any species, plant or animal,
          are nourished preparatory to transfer elsewhere;
          especially 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." --Shak.
          [1913 Webster +PJC]

                Christian families are the nurseries of the
                church on earth, as she is the nursery of the
                church in heaven.                 --J. M. Mason.
          [1913 Webster]
      (d) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the
          nursery of seamen.
          [1913 Webster]

   3. That which is nursed. [R.] --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy