How to pronounce nursery
American English pronunciation
NUR-suh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈnɝsəɹi/
- Syllables
- NUR · suh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- NURS-ree
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What nursery means
Most people know nursery in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A place where young plants and trees are grown to be sold
In a sentence: We bought three small apple trees at the plant nursery down the road.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a nurse, someone who looks after the young. Later it also came to mean a place where young plants are raised.
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