The act of nursing; tender care and attendance.That which is the object of a nurse's care.A place or apartment set apart for children.A place where trees are raised from seed or otherwise in order to be transplanted; a place where vegetables, flowering plants, and trees are raised (as by budding or grafting) with a view to sale.The place where anything is fostered and its growth promoted.In fish-culture, a shallow box or trough of suitable size used for feeding and nursing young fish through the first six or eight months after the yolk-sac is absorbed.Occupation, condition, or circumstances in which some quality may be fostered or promoted.n. In English billiards, the section, about 2 feet by 6, farthest from balk: it may extend along the cushion almost to the middle pocket: formerly a condition rather than a locality.