nursery school

noun

: a school for children usually under five years old

Synonyms of nursery school

• nursery
• preschool
• day nursery

Examples of nursery school in a Sentence

parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children

Recent Examples on the Web

Teaching nursery school during the day, Forti spent her evenings studying improvisation and composition at night at the Merce Cunningham Studio under musicologist Robert Ellis Dunn, who introduced her to the work of avant-garde composer John Cage. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026

Are there enough bleeding-control kits in the nursery school? — Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau last week said investigations were underway involving 84 nursery schools, about 20 elementary schools and about 10 daycare centers in the capital. — ABC News, 26 May 2026

The report tracks the same sorts of city credit card purchases for two other events involving Stewart’s family – a party two years later to celebrate her daughter’s nursery school graduation and another for her husband’s 40th birthday. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nursery school

• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule
• whirlpool

Kids Definition

nursery school

noun

: a school for children usually under five years of age