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kwekerij — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hatchery noun A (commercial) facility where eggs, especially those of fish or poultry, are hatched under artificial conditions.
  • nursery noun A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.

Senses

kwekerij is used for these senses in English:

  • hatchery A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.
  • nursery (horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.

hatchery — full definition

  1. noun A (commercial) facility where eggs, especially those of fish or poultry, are hatched under artificial conditions.
  2. noun A place where something is fostered or nurtured; a nursery.

nursery — full definition

  1. noun A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.
  2. noun Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
  3. noun An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
  4. noun The first year of pre-school.

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