Conservatory vs Nursery - What's the difference?
conservatory | nursery | Synonyms |
(rare) pertaining to conservation
Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
(obsolete) That which preserves from injury.
A greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
A school of music or drama; a conservatoire
(lb) The act of nursing.
* 1606 , (William Shakespeare), King Lear , sc.1:
(lb) A place where nursing is carried on.
# A room or area in a household set apart for the care of children; specifically in European countries.
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# A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
# The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
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#* John Mitchell Mason, (1770-1829)
# A nursery school.
That which forms and educates.
(lb) That which is nursed.
In obsolete terms the difference between conservatory and nursery
is that conservatory is that which preserves from injury while nursery is the act of nursing.As an adjective conservatory
is pertaining to conservation.conservatory
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(conservatories)- A conservatory of life. — Jeremy Taylor.
Etymology 2
Noun
(conservatories)Synonyms
(music) * college of music * conservatory of music * musical school * music conservatory * music department * music school * school of music (drama) * academy of drama * drama school * theater school * theatre schoolnursery
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(nurseries)- I loved her most, and thought to set my rest / On her kind nursery .
- But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
- Fair Padua, nursery of arts.
- Christian families are the nurseries' of the church on earth, as she is the ' nursery of the church in heaven.