nursery
English
/ˈnɜːsəɹi/, /ˈnɝsəɹi/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A place where nursing or the raising of children is carry carried on.
- (countable) A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
- (countable) Something which educates and nurtures.
- (countable)
- (countable) Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling.
- (uncountable) The act of nursing or rearing.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English noricerie derived from Old French norricerie derived from Latin nūtrīcia, nūtrīcius (that nourishes, nourishing, that nurses suckles) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (swim, flow, bathe), *(s)neh₂- (swim, flow, bathe).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)neh₂-
Gloss
swim, flow, bathe
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泳
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fish English
- maid English
- man English
- nurseryfish English
- nurserymaid English
- nurseryman English
- nurseryperson English
- nurseryware English
- nurserywoman English
- nutritious English
- paleonursery English
- person English
- prenursery English
- woman English
- natantem Latin
- natāre Latin
- natātrīcem Latin
- natātōrem Latin
- nātrīcem Latin
- nāvālem Latin
- nūtrīcia Latin
- nūtrīcius Latin
- navalestro Italian
- nursery Italian
- nourrice French
- nourricier French
- nodriza Spanish, Castilian
- νάω Ancient Greek
- νέω Ancient Greek
- ναυπηγέω Ancient Greek
- ναυπηγός Ancient Greek
- ναυτικός Ancient Greek
- νῆσος Ancient Greek
- *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *néh₂us Proto-Indo-European
- स्नाति Sanskrit
- स्नान Sanskrit
- noricerie Middle English
- norserye Middle English
- norrice Old French
- norricerie Old French
- nurrice Old French
- nourrisse Middle French
- সাঁতোৰা Assamese
- *snāti Proto-Celtic
- *snaHtás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *snāō Proto-Italic
- 𐬯𐬥𐬁 Avestan