nursery school

noun

: a school for children usually under five years old

Examples of nursery school in a Sentence

parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children
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After graduating cum laude from Brooklyn College in the early 1940s, Chisholm taught as a nursery school teacher while pursuing her master’s degree in early childhood education at Columbia University. Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024 But that didn’t stop the nursery school teacher from continuing to push the boundaries that would eventually change the course of American politics, opening the doors to generations to come and paving the way for people like Vice President Kamala Harris. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024 In 1950, construction began on the current sanctuary, and a nursery school and other structures were added. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 May 2024 Kaplan caught the attention of Memento Mori cofounder Adriel Lares when Lares won a case of magnums from Howell Mountain, where Arkenstone is located, at a fundraiser at Kaplan’s son’s nursery school. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nursery school 

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nursery school was in 1835

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“Nursery school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery%20school. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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nursery school

noun
: a school for children usually under five years of age

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