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Uncommonnursery
The correct spelling is nursery.
How to pronounce nursery
/ˈnɜːsəɹi/
nounIPA: /ˈnɜːsəɹi/
Say it like: Nur-ser-ee
The correct spelling is nursery. A place where nursing or the raising of children is carried on. For example: "Commerce is the nursery of seamen."
Usage Examples
“Commerce is the nursery of seamen.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A place where nursing or the raising of children is carried on.
- 2.A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
- 3.Something which educates and nurtures.
- 4.Short for nursery cannon.
- 5.Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling.
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