🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

苗床

Pronunciation / Transliteration: naedoko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nursery/ˈnɜːr.səri/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"苗床には多くの美しい植物があります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A place where young plants are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere.

    "The local nursery has a wide variety of flowers and shrubs for gardening enthusiasts."
  2. 2

    A room or place set aside for the care of infants or young children.

    "The nursery was filled with toys and colorful decorations to create a welcoming environment for the children."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'nursery' originates from the Middle English term 'nursarie', which is derived from the Old French 'noricer', meaning to nourish. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin 'nutricius', meaning 'nourishing', reflecting the concept of a place where young plants or children are cared for.

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