Where does “nursery” come from?
nursery (English) comes from Middle English noricerie, from Old French norricerie, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīcius, from Latin nūtrīx, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō — to swim; to float.
nursery (English): A place where nursing or the raising of children...
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- A place where nursing or the raising of children...
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