day nursery


noun

a nursery for the care of small children during the day, especially while their parents are at work.

Origin of day nursery

First recorded in 1835–45

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British Dictionary definitions for day nursery

day nursery

noun

British and NZ social welfare an establishment offering daycare to preschool children, enabling their parents to work full time or have extended relief if child care is a problem Also called (US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ): daycare centre