nursery in French
nursery in French is crèche, pouponnière, pépinière — nursery means a place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
nursery in French
crèche
crèche
(countable) A place where nursing or the raising of children is carried on.
pouponnière
(countable) A place where nursing or the raising of children is carried on.
pépinière
(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.
What does "nursery" mean?
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noun A place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
"The hospital has a nursery where newborn babies are looked after."
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noun Particularly in parts of Europe: a room kept just for looking after children in the home.
"We painted the nursery yellow before the baby was born."
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noun A daytime center that looks after young children who haven't started school yet, while their parents are at work.
"She dropped her baby at the nursery before heading to work."
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noun The earliest year of pre-school education.
"My daughter starts nursery in September, so we are visiting the local one."
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nursery in a sentence
- The hospital has a nursery where newborn babies are looked after.
- We painted the nursery yellow before the baby was born.
- A cot and a rocking chair stood in the quiet nursery.
- She dropped her baby at the nursery before heading to work.
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What is "nursery" in French?
"nursery" in French is crèche, pouponnière, pépinière. nursery means: A place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
How do you use "nursery" in a sentence?
Example: "The hospital has a nursery where newborn babies are looked after." In French, "nursery" is crèche, pouponnière, pépinière.
Are there other ways to say "nursery" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "nursery": crèche, pouponnière, pépinière.
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