Plural of nursery
regular plural
The plural of nursery is nurseries.
Forms of nursery
| Singular | nursery /ˈnɜːsəɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | nurseries |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Nurseries in a sentence
- Managers of small nurseries may also come into direct contact with the public, who may have complaints about invasive nursery plants or may want varieties that a nursery manager considers invasive.2004, John Mason, “Selecting and Managing Nursery Stock”, in Nursery Management, 2nd edition, Collingwood, Vic.: Landlinks Press, →ISBN...
- In August, only a small percentage of the young-of-year peanut bunker will have left their nurseries for the open ocean.2022, Billy Mitchell, “The Peanut Bunker Boom”, in On The Water. From the entry peanut bunker
- Some are particularly rich in biodiversity; others support fish nurseries or contain rare or fragile species like barndoor skates and corals.1999 April 9, Karin Jegalian, “FISHERY MANAGEMENT:Plan Would Protect New England Coast”, in Science, volume 284, number 5412, →DOI. From the entry barndoor skate
- NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer satellite photographed dusty regions of the Milky Way, which are our galaxy's stellar nurseries.1993 January 8, Paul Leavitt, “Satellite gives boost to 'Big Bang' theory”, in USA Today, page O3A. From the entry stellar nursery
- In fact, these subtelomeric regions are sites of marked genomic plasticity and appear to serve as nurseries for generating new genes and enhancing genetic diversity.2001, Orlando J. Miller, Eeva Therman, chapter 30, in Human Chromosomes, →ISBN, page 456. From the entry genomic plasticity
Meaning of nursery
- noun Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
- noun An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
- noun The first year of pre-school.
Questions about the plural of nursery
- What is the plural of nursery?
- The plural of nursery is nurseries.
- Is nursery countable?
- Nursery is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nursery (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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