Definition of nurseries:
(n) :
(countable) A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.
(n) :
(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
(n) :
(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
(n) :
(countable, also figuratively) A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
(n) :
(agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).
(n) :
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.