as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
committed to the needs of its employees with young children, the insurance company has its own on-site day nursery
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Recent Examples of day nursery
It was already filled with a day nursery, sewing classes and Sunday school.
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Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021
The organization’s beginning can be traced back to 1881, when a local women’s group named Western Association incorporated as Detroit Day Nursery and Kindergarten Association to provide a day nursery for working mothers.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2021
The house, Hello Magazine reports, comes with five reception rooms, three main bedrooms, dressing rooms, a night and day nursery, and staff quarters.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2020
Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021
The organization’s beginning can be traced back to 1881, when a local women’s group named Western Association incorporated as Detroit Day Nursery and Kindergarten Association to provide a day nursery for working mothers.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2021
The house, Hello Magazine reports, comes with five reception rooms, three main bedrooms, dressing rooms, a night and day nursery, and staff quarters.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for day nursery
Noun
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The typical Mediterranean household would probably rely on a steady supply of plants available today in most nurseries including cumin, caraway, dill and mint.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The nursery is currently growing 4,000 seedlings for four more community plots, each an acre or two in size.—
Laura Mallonee,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The church also ran a community laundry, an employment office, a nursery school, and a clinic of sorts, with free medical and dental care.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Who is Violeta, the woman marked for death? Violeta, a nursery school teacher, is blamed for the death of Xoan Costera, son of the powerful Sabela Costera.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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With threats to higher education seemingly everywhere, institutions are increasingly considering a valuable idea most people learned in preschool — sharing.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Though tablets were not around when his kids were in preschool, Field encourages today’s parents to help their kids foster a love for music and movement beyond screens.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Day nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day%20nursery. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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