nursery

Everyday

1. A nursery is a place where young children are cared for while their parents work, before they start school. tree →
2. A nursery is a child's bedroom for a baby. tree →
3. A nursery is a place where plants and trees are grown and sold. tree →
4. (UK) Nursery (class or school) is the first class for children aged about three to four. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life younger brothers and sisters go to nursery; parents decorate a nursery for a new baby; gardeners buy plants at a plant nursery. Nursery rhymes like «Humpty Dumpty» are short songs for small children. Phrases: go to nursery, nursery school, nursery rhyme, plant nursery, nursery nurse.

Examples

• My little sister goes to nursery every morning. tree →
• They painted the nursery yellow before the baby came. tree →
• We bought apple trees from the nursery. tree →
• «Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star» is a nursery rhyme. tree →
• The nursery has 24 children and 4 staff, so 6 children per adult. tree →
• I learned to paint at nursery. tree →
• The nursery grows thousands of baby plants. tree →
• We now return to the nursery. tree →

Note

Countable noun. In the UK, «nursery» comes before «reception»; in the USA the similar class is «preschool» or «pre-K». Do not confuse with «nurse» (a health worker). In maths, children per adult = children ÷ adults.