The youngest child spent every morning at a nursery.
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Nursery
//ˈnɜːsəɹi//
Synonyms for "nursery" (70 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (35)
Related word relations
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1 entriesAntonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
has context
1 entrieshas property
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
37 entriesShowing 16 of 37 words.
Translations
128 translations across 41 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- حَضَانَة noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- رَوْضَة noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- مَشْتَلَة noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Basque
1 entries- mintegi noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Belarusian
1 entries- я́слі noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Bulgarian
4 entries- де́тска ста́я noun (room or area in a household set apart for the care of children)
- де́тска я́сла noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
- развъдник noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
- разса́дник noun (place where anything is fostered and growth promoted)
Catalan
4 entries- guarderia noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
- planter noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- viver noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
- viver noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 幼兒園 /幼儿园 noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- 幼稚園 /幼稚园 noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- 托兒所 /托儿所 noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- 苗圃 noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Danish
1 entries- vuggestue noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Dutch
4 entries- broedplaats noun (place where anything is fostered and growth promoted)
- broedplaats noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
- crèche noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- kinderkamer noun (room or area in a household set apart for the care of children)
Esperanto
3 entries- infanĉambro noun (room or area in a household set apart for the care of children)
- infanĉambro noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- vartejo noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Finnish
4 entries- esikoulu noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- lastentarha noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- päiväkoti noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- taimisto noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
French
4 entries- crèche noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
- crèche noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- crèche noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
- pouponnière noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
Galician
4 entries- alcouve noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- murteira noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- pebideiro noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- sementeira noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
German
4 entries- Baumschule noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- Gärtnerei noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- Kindergarten noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- Kinderkrippe noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Greek
4 entries- βρεφιικός σταθμός noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
- βρεφοκομείο noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
- βρεφοκομείο noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- φυτώριο noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Hungarian
2 entries- bölcsőde noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- gyerekszoba noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
Ido
1 entries- arboreyo noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Ingrian
1 entries- jaslit noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
Italian
3 entries- nido noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
- sala dei bambini noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
- vivaio noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Japanese
2 entries- 保育園 noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- 苗圃 noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Korean
2 entries- 묘포 noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- 유아원 noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- ясли noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Latin
4 entries- brephotropheum noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
- nīdus noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
- paedotropheum noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- sēminārium noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- źiśeca śpa noun (room or area in a household set apart for the care of children)
Macedonian
1 entries- расадник noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Manx
1 entries- ymmyr viljyn noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- planteskole noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- planteskole noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- planteskule noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Portuguese
4 entries- berçário noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
- berçário noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- berçário noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
- creche noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Romanian
1 entries- creșă noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Russian
4 entries- де́тская noun (room or area in a household set apart for the care of children)
- де́тская noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- де́тская ко́мната noun (room or area in a household set apart for the care of children)
- де́тская ко́мната noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- ionad-àraich noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- seòmar-àraich noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- obdanište noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
Spanish
4 entries- casa cuna noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- criadero noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
- criadero noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- guardería noun (place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared)
Swedish
3 entries- barnkrubba noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- förskola noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
- plantskola noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Tagalog
1 entries- paalagaan noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Turkish
1 entries- fidanlık noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
Ukrainian
1 entries- я́сла noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Uyghur
1 entries- يەسلى noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Uzbek
1 entries- yasli noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Venetan
1 entries- axiło noun (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out)
Volapük
3 entries- dabridöp noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- planidabridöp noun (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting)
- pulacem noun (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day — see also nursery school)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
It looks like Yokkun's dad ran off with his nursery school teacher.
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I understand you're looking for a record album of nursery rhymes.
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The nursery toilet door was shut.
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