nursery school

noun

: a school for children usually under five years old

Examples of nursery school in a Sentence

parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children
Recent Examples on the Web One of the gems in the project was a nursery school, where farmers’ children could nap on cots. Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024 To accommodate the increase in potential customers, a nearby nursery school was purchased that will be transformed into a parking lot. Ural Garrett, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024 Across the avenue from the school, standing between a church and its nursery school, there’s an ancient fig tree. Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024 After graduating from Loyola Marymount University, Zoe worked as a nursery school teacher for several years, which led her to meet her husband, Rob Reinis. Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024 The Middleton family lived abroad for two and a half years, and the future princess attended nursery school there. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024 At a nursery school run by Ghibli, children were singing and dancing to the song; one day, Mr. Suzuki noticed Mr. Miyazaki singing along with them. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023 In 1971 a law required the construction of public nursery schools, which studies showed were critical for long-term academic success. Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023 At a tiny community garden, two dozen 4- and 5-year-olds from an impoverished neighborhood of Dhaka collect leaves and petals that have fallen to the muddy ground at the end of the rainy season and return to their one-room nursery school to make collages. Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nursery school was in 1835

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“Nursery school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery%20school. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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nursery school

noun
: a school for children usually under five years of age

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