Nursery
Encyclopedia
Nursery can refer to:
Childcare
Places
Music
Science
Other
Childcare
- Nursery (room)Nursery (room)A nursery is usually, in American connotations, a bedroom within a house or other dwelling set aside for an infant or toddler. A typical nursery would contain a crib , a table or platform for the purpose of changing diapers , as well as various items required for the care of the child...
, a room within the house designed for the care of a young child or children - Nursery schoolNursery schoolA nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
, a daycare facility for preschool-age children - Prison nurseryPrison nurseryA prison nursery is a section of a prison that houses incarcerated mothers and their child. Prison nurseries are not common in correctional facilities in the United States, although prior to the 1950s many states had them and they are widespread throughout the rest of world.-Nurseries inside the...
, for imprisoned mothers with their young children
Places
- Nursery, TexasNursery, TexasNursery is an unincorporated community in Victoria County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, unincorporated community in Victoria County, Texas, United States - Nursery, KarachiNursery, KarachiNursery is a suburb of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. on sharah-e-faisal It neighbors Jamshed Town. Over 99% of the population is Muslim....
, a suburb of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan - Nursery Site, RI-273Nursery Site, RI-273Nursery Site, RI-273 is an historic site in Westerly, Rhode Island that was added to the National Historic Register in 1984....
, historic site in Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
Music
- Nursery SuiteNursery SuiteThe Nursery Suite is one of the last compositions by Edward Elgar. Like Elgar's The Wand of Youth suites, it makes use of sketches from the composer's childhood.There are seven movements and a coda:...
(1931), by Edward Elgar - The Nursery (song cycle)The Nursery (song cycle)The Nursery is a song cycle by Modest Mussorgsky, composed between 1868 and 1872, set to his own lyrics.-Song Data:-Series 1:-Series 2:...
(1870), by Modest Mussorgsky
Science
- Plant nursery, a place where young plants or trees are raised
- Stellar nursery, cosmic dust cloud in which stars form
- Nursery habitat, where juveniles of a marine species occur
Other
- Farm teamFarm teamIn sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...
, where sportspeople can gain experience before playing for a major team
See also
- Nurse (disambiguation)Nurse (disambiguation)A nurse is a healthcare professional.Nurse or nurses may also refer to:Occupations and activities:* Nursing, the healthcare profession* Breastfeeding, also known as "nursing"* Wet nurse, a woman who breastfeeds the baby of another...
- Nursery rhymeNursery rhymeThe term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" poems for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the 19th century and in North America the older ‘Mother Goose Rhymes’ is still often used.-Lullabies:...
, Children Song. - Nursery web spiderNursery web spiderNursery web spiders are spiders of the family Pisauridae. They resemble wolf spiders , but they carry their egg sacs by means of their jaws and pedipalps . When the eggs are about to hatch, a mother spider will build a nursery "tent," put her egg sac inside, and mount guard outside...
, of the family Pisauridae