Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.
A nursery school (“a school where pre-school children learn and play at the same time”).
A club or team for developing the skills of young players.
The first year of pre-school.
A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).
Something which educates and nurtures.
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.
A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.