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nursery

 
/ˈnɜr·sər·i/ n [C] (CHILD CARE)

Definition

a place where young children and babies are cared for while their parents are somewhere else: The store has a nursery where you can leave your children while you shop. dated A nursery is also a child’s room in a house.
(Definition of nursery n (CHILD CARE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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