hothouse
IPA: hˈɑthaʊs
noun
- A heated greenhouse.
- (figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.
- (obsolete) A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel.
- A heated room for drying greenware.
- (climatology) A hot state in global climate.
verb
- (transitive) To provide (a child) with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.
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