The noun NURSERY, pronounced /ˈnɚsəri/, has a couple of meanings:
1) the room where a baby sleeps:
They got the nursery ready long before the baby was born.
We’re planning to paint the nursery yellow.
2) the room in a hospital where newborn babies are kept and cared for by nurses:
There were four children in the nursery. All were crying in unison.
The mother was exhausted. Her daughter was taken to the nursery.
3) a place where trees, shrubs or other plants are grown and sold:
You can get the seedlings from my nursery.
Our local nursery is known for its exotic species of flowers.
4) a place where young fish are grown:
These salmon come from a salmon nursery.
Our fish nurseries provide fish for the whole country.
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