nursery

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Synonyms: nurser, nursers, nursey, ursery

Antonyms: nurser, nursers, nursey, ursery

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[place#Noun|place]] where {{l|en|nursing|t=[[breastfeeding#Noun|breastfeeding]]}} or the [[raising#Noun|raising]] of [[child]]ren is [[carry on|carried on]].
2. {{lb|en|countable|also|figuratively}} A place where anything is [[foster]]ed and [[growth]] [[promote]]d.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} Something which [[educate]]s and [[nurture#Verb|nurtures]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|billiards}} {{ellipsis of|en|nursery cannon|t=a [[carom]] shot involving balls that are very close together}}.
5. {{lb|en|countable|obsolete|rare}} Someone or something that is [[nurse#Verb|nursed]]; a [[nursling]].
6. {{lb|en|uncountable|obsolete}} The act of [[nursing#Noun|nursing]] or [[rear#Noun|rearing]].

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