Nursery

What “Nursery” means

Noun

1. A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.
2. A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.
3. A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.
4. A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
5. A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English noricerie, norserye (“children's nursery; state of being fostered or nursed; education, upbringing”) [and other forms], from Old French norricerie, nourricerie, from norrice, nourrice (modern French nourrice (“childminder, nanny; wet nurse”)) + -erie (suffix forming feminine nouns). Norrice and nourrice are derived from Late Latin nūtrīcia (“wet nurse”), from Latin nūtrīcius (“that nurses or suckles; nourishing”), from nūtriō (“to breastfeed, nurse, suckle”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (“to flow”). The English word may be analysed as nourice, nurse + -ery (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘place of’).

Business name ideas with “Nursery”

Industries where “Nursery” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
• Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores