nursery
2 synonyms for nursery, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
The word comes from Middle English noricerie, norserye ("children's nursery; state of being fostered or nursed; education, upbringing"), among other forms, which came from Old French norricerie, nourricerie. This derived from norrice, nourrice (modern French nourrice ("childminder, nanny; wet nurse")) plus -erie (a suf...
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