Meanings
nounnursery school (countable and uncountable, plural nursery schools)
plural nursery schools
- CanadaUKcountableuncountableAn educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).
Synonyms: preschool, prep, kindergarten
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).
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Arabic حَضَانَة, رَوْضَة
- حَضَانَة (ḥaḍāna)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- رَوْضَة (rawḍa)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Bulgarian я́сла
- я́сла (jásla)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Catalan escola bressol, parvulari
- escola bressola school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- parvularia school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Chinese Mandarin 幼兒園 /幼儿园, 托兒所 /托儿所
- 幼兒園 /幼儿园 (yòu'éryuán)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- 托兒所 /托儿所 (tuō'érsuǒ)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- 幼稚園 /幼稚园 (yòuzhìyuán)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Czech jesle
- jeslea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Danish vuggestue
- vuggestuea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Dutch peuterklas, peuterspeelzaal
- peuterklasa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- peuterspeelzaala school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- crèchea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Esperanto infanvartejo, infanĝardeno
- infanvartejoa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- infanĝardenoa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Estonian lasteaed
- lasteaeda school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Finnish päiväkoti
- päiväkotia school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
French école maternelle, jardin d'enfants
- école maternellea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- jardin d'enfantsa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- crèchea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
German Kindergarten, Vorschule
- Kindergartena school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- Vorschulea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- Kinderkrippea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- Krippea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Greek νηπιαγωγείο
- νηπιαγωγείο (nipiagogeío)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Hungarian óvoda, bölcsőde
- óvodaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- bölcsődea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Irish naíscoil
- naíscoila school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Italian scuola materna, scuola dell'infanzia
- scuola maternaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- scuola dell'infanziaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Japanese 保育園, 保育所
- 保育園 (hoikuen)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- 保育所 (hoikujo)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- 託児所 (takujisho)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Korean 보육원, 어린이집
- 보육원 (boyugwon)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- 어린이집 (eorinijip)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Latvian mazbērnu novietne
- mazbērnu novietnea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Lithuanian lopšelis
- lopšelisa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Malay prasekolah
- prasekolaha school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Norwegian Bokmål barnehage
- barnehagea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Polish żłobek
- żłobeka school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Portuguese escolinha, infantário
- escolinhaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- infantárioa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- jardim de infânciaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- pré-escolaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- préa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Romanian grădiniță
- grădinițăa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Russian де́тский сад, я́сли
- де́тский сад (détskij sad)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- я́сли (jásli)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- дошко́льное учрежде́ние (doškólʹnoje učreždénije)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Scottish Gaelic fo-sgoil
- fo-sgoila school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Slovak jasle
- jaslea school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Spanish parvulario, guardería
- parvularioa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- guarderíaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- preescolara school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Swahili shule ya chekechea
- shule ya chekecheaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Swedish förskola, daghem
- förskolaa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- daghema school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Thai สถานเลี้ยงเด็ก
- สถานเลี้ยงเด็ก (sà-tǎan-líiang-dèk)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Turkish kreş, anaokulu
- kreşa school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- anaokulua school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Ukrainian дитя́чий сад, я́сла
- дитя́чий сад (dytjáčyj sad)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
- я́сла (jásla)a school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Welsh ysgol feithrin
- ysgol feithrina school for pre-school children — see also kindergarten
Cite this entry
APA
nursery school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nursery%20school
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“nursery school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nursery%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nursery school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nursery%20school.
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