Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 16 compound words that contain nursery. The most common are listed below. Open nursery in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- nursery schoolAn educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).
- nursery rhymesplural of nursery rhyme: A short poem or song for children, mostly anonymous or handed down by folklore
- nursery rhymeA short poem or song for children, mostly anonymous or handed down by folklore
- nursery nurseSomeone trained to care for small children; nanny.
- nursery web spiderAny spider, from the family Pisauridae, that builds a "tent" in which the eggs are hatched.
- stellar nurseryAn area of outer space within a dense nebula in which gas and dust are contracting, resulting in the formation of new stars.
- day nurserySynonym of day care center: A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work. Generally more entertaining and less educational than a preschool, but with longer hours of operation.
- nursery schoolsplural of nursery school: An educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).
- nursery financeThe lending of money to profitable private companies that intend on going public in the near future.
- nursery nursesplural of nursery nurse: Someone trained to care for small children; nanny.
- workplace nurseryA crèche/day nursery provided by an employer on their premises for the care of employees' children.
- nursery slopeA relatively undemanding slope for novices.
- nursery cannonA carom shot involving balls that are very close together.
- nursery slopesplural of nursery slope: A relatively undemanding slope for novices.
- nursery cannonsplural of nursery cannon: A carom shot involving balls that are very close together.
- nursery web spidersplural of nursery web spider: Any spider, from the family Pisauridae, that builds a "tent" in which the eggs are hatched.
- nursery puddingbread and butter pudding
- nursery puddingsplural of nursery pudding: bread and butter pudding
Compound words 16
- nurserymanA person who rears and sells plants in a nursery.
- nurseryfulEnough to fill a nursery.
- nurserydomThe world or sphere of the nursery.
- nurseryfishAny of the fish in the family Kurtidae that carry their egg clusters on hooks protruding from the foreheads of the males.
- nurserymaidnursemaid
- nurserywareDecorated china intended for a children's nursery.
- nurserywomanThe female equivalent of a nurseryman.
- paleonurseryAn ancient nursery (for extinct juvenile animals)
- prenurseryBefore entering a nursery.
- nurserypersonA nurseryman or nurserywoman.