noun
Meaning 1
A representation of the nativity scene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
crèche
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Pronunciation
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/kɹɛʃ/
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/kɹeɪʃ/
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rhymes with -ɛʃ
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rhymes with -eɪʃ
noun
Meaning 2
A day nursery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
Examples
- They drop their two-year-old off at the crèche in the morning before they go to work.
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noun
Meaning 3
A hospital for orphaned infants; a foundling hospital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 4
A group of young who stay together for protection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective
Qualifier: marine biology
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History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French crèche (“manger”), from Frankish *krippija, *kribbija, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of crib. Daycare meaning comes from recent use in France French (whereas in Canadian French garderie is used instead).