nursery

Where infants sleep

A nursery is a room or facility devoted to the care of young children or infants: The hospital nursery was full of newborns.

The word extends to places where young plants are grown and sold: We bought tomato seedlings at the nursery.

A nursery rhyme is a traditional children's song or poem.

In British usage, nursery school is preschool education.

infancy

crib

Small bed with rails

newborn · baby · lullaby · mobile · rocker · diaper · nappy · pacifier · dummy · bottle

horticulture

seedlings

Newly germinated plants

transplanting · grafting · potting · perennials · annuals · cultivar · soil · compost · trowel · flats

childcare

daycare

Child supervision facility

minder · preschool · playgroup · creche · drop-off · pickup · enrollment · waiting list · fees · ratio

education

preschool

Early childhood educational program

alphabet · counting · storytime · crayons · playdough · phonics · literacy · numeracy · flashcards · songs

orchard

trees

Woody plants with trunks

grafting · orchard · grove · windbreak · shelterbelt · specimen · stock · bare-root · balled · landscape

playroom

toys

Objects for amusement

puzzle · rocking horse · ball pit · playhouse · toybox · bookshelf · stuffed animals · train set · art corner · dress-up

safety

childproof

Resistant to young hands

outlet covers · non-toxic · safety locks · soft edges · window guards · foam mats · fireguard · padded · sanitized · cabinet locks

Categories
Opposites
life stage/age association

nurserymaster bedroom

Main sleeping quarters

retirement home · nursing home · senior center · old folks' home · hospice

plant cultivation stage

nurseryold-growth forest

Long-undisturbed mature woodland ecosystem

mature forest · lumber yard · orchard · compost heap · wilderness

care and development vs. end of life

nurserymorgue

Corpse holding facility

mortuary · funeral home · cemetery · hospice · crematorium

Phrases
Family

nurse, nursed, nurseries, nursery school, nursemaid, nursemaids, plant nursery, nurseryman, nursery rhymes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G