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▸ noun:  (countable) A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.
▸ noun:  (by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
▸ noun:  (UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
▸ noun:  (Philippines) The first year of pre-school.
▸ noun:  (countable, also figuratively) A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
▸ noun:  (agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).
▸ noun:  (horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.
▸ noun:  (sports) A club or team for developing the skills of young players.
▸ noun:  (countable) Something which educates and nurtures.
▸ noun:  (countable, obsolete, rare) Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling.
▸ noun:  (uncountable, obsolete) The act of nursing or rearing.
▸ noun:  (countable, billiards) Short for nursery cannon (“a carom shot involving balls that are very close together”). [(billiards) A carom shot involving balls that are very close together.]

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