01 n. The act of nursing.
pl.
Nurseries ((#))
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1.
The act of nursing.[Obs.]
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2.
The place where nursing is carried on“Christian families are the nurseries of the church on earth, as she is the nursery of the church in heaven.” — J. M. Mason.
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3.
That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.
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4.
That which is nursed.[R.]