nursery

nursery

nursery (plural nurseries)

1. (obsolete) The act of nursing.
   • 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 1, sc. 1:

     I loved her most, and thought to set my rest

     On her kind nursery.

2. A place where nursing is carried on; as:
   1. A place, or apartment, in a house, used for the care of children.
   2. A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
   3. The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
      • circa 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act 1, sc. 1:

        Fair Padua, nursery of arts.

      • J. M. Mason:

        Christian families are the nurseries of the church on earth, as she is the nursery of the church in heaven.

   
   
   

   Definizione italiano>inglese nursery

   
   

   	asilo infantile
   	Istituzione educativa frequentata dai bambini generalmente prima della scuola elementare
   	An educational institution for young children, usually before they go to primary school

   	coltura in vivaio
   	Place where plants are grown until they are large enough to be planted in their final positions. (Source: PHC)

   	kindergarten
   	Istituzione educativa frequentata dai bambini generalmente prima della scuola elementare
   	An educational institution for young children, usually before they go to primary school

   	scuola materna
   	Istituzione educativa frequentata dai bambini generalmente prima della scuola elementare
   	An educational institution for young children, usually before they go to primary school

   asilo

   camera dei bambini

   stanza dei bambini

   vivaio

   
   

   Altri significati:

   (plant) nursery

   A place where nursing is carried on; as:

   The act of nursing

   (rare) That which is nursed.

   (breeding) farm

   A place where nursing is carried out

   (obsolete) The act of nursing

   
   
   

   Traduzione 'veloce'

   
   
   asilo infantile ,coltura in vivaio ,kindergarten ,scuola materna ,asilo

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