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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 obsolete : attentive care : fosterage
*2 a : a [[child]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedroom bedroom]
:b : a place where [[children]] are temporarily cared for in their [[parents]]' [[absence]]
:c : day nursery
*3 a : something that fosters, [[develops]], or promotes
:b : a place in which [[persons]] are [[trained]] or [[educated]]
*4 : an area where plants are grown for [[transplanting]], for use as stocks for budding and grafting, or for sale
*5 : a place where young [[animals]] grow or are cared for
==Description==
A [[nursery]] is usually, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] connotations, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedroom bedroom] within a [[house]] or other dwelling set aside for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant infant] or toddler. A typical nursery would contain a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_bed crib] (or similar type of bed), a table or platform for the [[purpose]] of changing diapers (also known as a changing table), as well as various items required for the [[care]] of the [[child]] (such as baby powder and medicine). A nursery is generally designated for the smallest bedroom in the house, as a baby requires very little [[space]] until at least walking age; the premise being that the room is used almost exclusively for [[sleep]]. However, the room in many cases could remain the bedroom of the child well into his or her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage teenage] years, or until a younger sibling is [[born]], and the [[parents]] decide to move the older child into another larger bedroom, if one should be available.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era Victorian] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian Edwardian] times, for the [[wealth]]y and mid-tier classes, a nursery was a suite of rooms at the top of a house, including the night nursery, where the children slept, and a day nursery, where they ate and played, or a combination thereof. The nursery suite would include some bathroom facilities and possibly a small kitchen. The nurse (nanny) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursemaid nursemaid] (assistant) slept in the suite too, to be within earshot of the sleeping [[children]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolroom schoolroom] might also be adjacent, but the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governess governess], whose job it was to [[teach]] the [[children]], would not be part of the nursery; she would have her own bedroom, possibly in another wing. Fictional portrayals of nurseries abound, for example in the writings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipling Kipling] and E. Nesbit; perhaps the most famous nursery is that in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins], or the nursery in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.M._Barrie J.M. Barrie's] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan Peter Pan].
[[Category: Education]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 obsolete : attentive care : fosterage
*2 a : a [[child]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedroom bedroom]
:b : a place where [[children]] are temporarily cared for in their [[parents]]' [[absence]]
:c : day nursery
*3 a : something that fosters, [[develops]], or promotes
:b : a place in which [[persons]] are [[trained]] or [[educated]]
*4 : an area where plants are grown for [[transplanting]], for use as stocks for budding and grafting, or for sale
*5 : a place where young [[animals]] grow or are cared for
==Description==
A [[nursery]] is usually, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] connotations, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedroom bedroom] within a [[house]] or other dwelling set aside for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant infant] or toddler. A typical nursery would contain a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_bed crib] (or similar type of bed), a table or platform for the [[purpose]] of changing diapers (also known as a changing table), as well as various items required for the [[care]] of the [[child]] (such as baby powder and medicine). A nursery is generally designated for the smallest bedroom in the house, as a baby requires very little [[space]] until at least walking age; the premise being that the room is used almost exclusively for [[sleep]]. However, the room in many cases could remain the bedroom of the child well into his or her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage teenage] years, or until a younger sibling is [[born]], and the [[parents]] decide to move the older child into another larger bedroom, if one should be available.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era Victorian] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian Edwardian] times, for the [[wealth]]y and mid-tier classes, a nursery was a suite of rooms at the top of a house, including the night nursery, where the children slept, and a day nursery, where they ate and played, or a combination thereof. The nursery suite would include some bathroom facilities and possibly a small kitchen. The nurse (nanny) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursemaid nursemaid] (assistant) slept in the suite too, to be within earshot of the sleeping [[children]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolroom schoolroom] might also be adjacent, but the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governess governess], whose job it was to [[teach]] the [[children]], would not be part of the nursery; she would have her own bedroom, possibly in another wing. Fictional portrayals of nurseries abound, for example in the writings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipling Kipling] and E. Nesbit; perhaps the most famous nursery is that in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins], or the nursery in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.M._Barrie J.M. Barrie's] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan Peter Pan].
[[Category: Education]]