单词 | creche |
释义 | crèche (kreʃ) also creche Word forms: plural crèches countable noun A crèche is a place where small children can be left to be looked after while their parents are doing something else. [British]regional note: in AM, use day nurserycreche in British Englishnoun place where small children are looked after crèche in British English (krɛʃ, kreɪʃ, French krɛʃ) noun 1. mainly British a. a day nursery for very young children b. a supervised play area provided for young children for short periods 2. a tableau of Christ's Nativity 3. a foundling home or hospital Word origin C19: from Old French: manger, crib, ultimately of Germanic origin; compare Old HighGerman kripja cribcrèche in American English (krɛʃ; kreɪʃ) noun 1. a display of a stable with figures, as at Christmas, representing a scene at the birth of Jesus 2. an institution for foundlings 3. Chiefly British a day nursery Word origin Fr < OFr greche < Frank *kripja, cribExamples of 'creche' in a sentence |
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