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ナーサリー (naasarii) Japanese meaning: nursery | Kotomora
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I leave my child at the nursery in front of the station.
This nursery grows herb seedlings.
Related words 保育園 is the common, native Japanese word for a nursery/day-care facility, while ナーサリー is a katakana loanword with a more foreign, upscale feel.
託児所 emphasizes temporary child-minding services, whereas ナーサリー is a general loanword for a nursery without that temporary nuance.
苗床 refers specifically to a plant seedbed, while ナーサリー can mean either a plant nursery or a childcare facility depending on context.
Word family nursery tale
nursery rhyme
Etymology Written in katakana as a foreign-style term corresponding to the gloss “nursery”; no etymological language of origin is specified.