nursery
nounHow many syllables in nursery?
There are 3 syllables in the word nursery.How to pronounce nursery:
Definition of nursery:
- nursery (noun):
- attentive care fosterage
- a child's room for a baby.
- a place where children are taken care of when their parents are at work
Synonyms for nursery:
baby's room
base
breeding ground
capital
center
crèche
day care center
day nursery
focus
hotbed
hothouse
hub
kindergarten
mecca
nest
nidus
nucleus
play-centre
playgroup
seat
seedbed
seminary
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- nuncheon
- numerals
- nuisances
- nudibranch
- nubilous
- novella
- notewise
- nonuple
- nontactile
- nonsmoking
- nominate
- nokia
- nodally
- nittier
- ninepins
- nikolai
- nikita
- nicolo
- nicolai
- niacin
- neurosis
- nephilim
- nepali
- nelia
- negroni
- neglected
- necklaces
- nebula
- neatening
- navajo
- nautilus
- narcistic
- namesake
- myriam
- myriads
- myolysis
- mutineer
- mutation
- mustafa
- mullion
- mulholland
- mufasa
- muddier
- muckraker
- muazzin
- motorbus
- motherboard
- mortician
- moria
- mordecai
- … more
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