nursery
/ˈnɜːsəri/noun
उच्चारण नर्सरी
पौधशाला, पौधों की नर्सरी
Core wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere
पौधशाला, पौधों की नर्सरी
- We bought mango saplings from the nursery.
- The gardener bought young tulsi plants from a nursery near the highway.
- The nursery sells roses, jasmine and hibiscus plants.
+ 2 more examples
- Trees from the forest nursery were planted along the road.
- We went to the nursery to buy seeds and pots.
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[C]
a place where small children are cared for while their parents are at work; a school for very young children
शिशु-सदन, छोटे बच्चों का स्कूल
- She drops her son at the nursery at nine.
- Both parents work, so their daughter goes to a nursery nearby.
- Our daughter starts nursery in April.
+ 2 more examples
- The company runs a nursery for its employees' children.
- The nursery teachers sing songs with the toddlers every morning.
Synonyms crèche playschool
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[C] old-fashioned
a room in a house where small children sleep or play
बच्चों का कमरा
- The toys were kept in the nursery.
- The baby slept peacefully in the nursery, which was painted pale yellow.
- The nursery has a cot, a rocking chair and a mobile of stars.
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- She painted the nursery blue before the baby arrived.
- Toys were scattered all over the nursery floor.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
nursery (school)
A nursery is a place where very young children are cared for or taught before formal school.
Nursery वह स्थान है जहाँ औपचारिक स्कूल से पहले छोटे बच्चों की देखभाल या पढ़ाई होती है।
- The child goes to nursery in the morning.
- She works at a nursery.
nursery (for plants)
A nursery grows young plants and trees for sale; the owner is a nurseryman or nurserywoman.
Nursery में बिक्री के लिए छोटे पौधे और पेड़ उगाए जाते हैं।
- We bought mango saplings from a nursery.
nursery (room)
At home, a nursery is the baby's room.
घर में nursery शिशु का कमरा है।
- The nursery was painted pale yellow.
nursery rhyme / nursery school
Nursery rhyme and nursery school are fixed compounds; nursery is used as a modifier with no plural s.
Nursery rhyme और nursery school निश्चित compound हैं; modifier के रूप में nursery में plural s नहीं लगता।
- Children learn English through nursery rhymes.
nursery slopes / nursery of talent (figurative)
Figuratively, a nursery is a place where talent or ideas are first developed, as in a nursery of champions.
लाक्षणिक रूप में nursery वह स्थान है जहाँ प्रतिभा या विचार पहली बार विकसित होते हैं।
- The village academy is a nursery of young wrestlers.
+Collocations 4
adjective + nursery
localprivateplanttreeday
- She runs a plant nursery near Pune.
verb + nursery
attendgo tostartrunsend a child to
- Parents send three-year-olds to nursery.
nursery + noun
rhymeschoolteacherclassgarden
- The nursery teacher sang a rhyme.
nursery + noun (compound)
rhymestalesslopesstafffees
- Nursery fees have gone up this year.
“More examples 5
- The forest department set up a tree nursery.
वन विभाग ने एक वृक्ष-पौधशाला बनाई।
- Her son starts nursery next April.
उसका बेटा अगले अप्रैल से नर्सरी शुरू करेगा।
- The nursery teacher greeted each child by name.
नर्सरी शिक्षिका ने हर बच्चे को नाम से बुलाया।
- He recited a nursery rhyme for the guests.
उसने मेहमानों के लिए एक बाल-कविता सुनाई।
- Schools are the nursery of future citizens.
विद्यालय भावी नागरिकों की पौधशाला हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My daughter reads in nursery.
✓ My daughter is in nursery.
To say what class a child is in, use is in, not reads in.
बच्चा किस कक्षा में है यह बताने के लिए 'is in' लिखें, 'reads in' नहीं।
✗ She bought plants from a nurse.
✓ She bought plants from a nursery.
A nurse cares for patients; a nursery sells plants or cares for young children.
Nurse रोगियों की देखभाल करती है; nursery पौधे बेचती है या छोटे बच्चों की देखभाल करती है।
✗ She teaches in a nurseries school.
✓ She teaches in a nursery school.
A modifier noun stays singular.
Modifier के रूप में noun singular रहता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
crèche playschool
§Grammar and usage
Nursery rhymes are traditional songs for children.
Nursery rhymes बच्चों के पारंपरिक गीत हैं।
⌂Word origin and word building
Keep with orchard (fruit trees), vineyard (grapes), apiary (bees), aviary (birds).
Orchard (फलों के पेड़), vineyard (अंगूर), apiary (मधुमक्खी) और aviary (पक्षी) के साथ याद रखिए।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place where young plants are reared; also a place where small children are looked after.
'जहाँ पौधे उगाए जाते हैं' और 'जहाँ छोटे बच्चों की देखभाल होती है' दोनों के लिए यह शब्द आता है।