nursery

1. Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children. (countable, uncountable)
2. The first year of pre-school. (countable, uncountable)
3. A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted. (countable, figuratively)
4. A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm). (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
5. 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. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
6. A club or team for developing the skills of young players. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
7. Something which educates and nurtures. (countable) · Commerce is the nursery of seamen.

Plural nurseries