Synonyms of nurseries

nurseries

noun

plural of nursery

1

as in centers

a place or environment that favors the development of something

ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• centers
• seminaries
• nests
• hotbeds
• hothouses
• seedbeds
• breeding grounds
• meccas
• hubs
• capitals
• bases
• nidi
• foci
• nuclei
• hearts
• crucibles
• seats
• headquarters
• cores
• eyes
• cynosures

2

as in preschools

a school for children who are generally less than five years old

are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preschools
• crèches
• nursery schools
• day nurseries
• prekindergartens
• pre-Ks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nurseries

The Los Angeles County Fire Department Forestry Division also has been offering free oaks, in addition to other native plants, at its two nurseries in San Dimas and Malibu for years. — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Ignoring the Type of Mum Garden mums are sold in garden centers and nurseries in late summer and fall. — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026

This year, funding was supposed to ramp up to $25 million a year to pay for boats, air tanks, and divers to get the corals out of the nurseries and onto the reef. — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Other white shark nurseries recognized globally are in the coastal waters off California, Mexico and Australia. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Are there retail nurseries in Maryland that just sell native plants? — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026

Between 1935 and 1942, federal nurseries distributed over 85 million kudzu seedlings to Southern landowners, and the government offered farmers up to $8 per acre to plant the vine on their land. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026

Dieter emphasizes that gardeners should save seeds from plants that thrive in their gardens but which are difficult to find in nurseries or in seed catalogs. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026

Many other kinds of trees sold in nurseries are also grafted to make commercial production easier. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026