nursery

• Nom désignant un lieu où l'on garde de jeunes enfants pendant la journée, ou un endroit où l'on cultive des plantes et des arbres pour les vendre ou les replanter.

A noun referring to a place where young children are cared for during the day, or a place where plants and trees are grown for sale or transplanting.

1. Childcare facilityA2formal

   A place where young children are cared for during the day while their parents are at work or busy.

   Garderie d'enfants

   • She drops her son off at the nursery every morning.
   • The nursery has a safe outdoor play area.
   • He started attending nursery school at age three.

   Synonymesdaycarepreschool

2. Plant growing areaB1formal

   A place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for transplanting.

   Pépinière

   • We bought some rose bushes from the local plant nursery.
   • The nursery specializes in growing fruit trees.
   • They work at a nursery that supplies plants to garden centers.

   Synonymesgreenhouseseedbed