{
    "term": "nursery",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a place where young children are cared for while their parents are at work; a day nursery or nursery school",
            "sensetop": "at nursery",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her youngest child is at nursery now.",
                    "contextForm": "at nursery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children are at nursery three days a week."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a room in a house where a baby sleeps",
            "labels": "(North American English or old-fashioned)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a room in a house where young children can play",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting somewhere else",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɜːsəri/",
                "audio": "nu/nursery/nursery__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɜːrsəri/",
                "audio": "nu/nursery/nursery__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see nurse) + -ery."
}