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单词 crèche
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crèche

[ kresh, kreysh; French kresh ]
/ krɛʃ, kreɪʃ; French krɛʃ /
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noun, plural crèch·es [kresh-iz, krey-shiz; French kresh]. /ˈkrɛʃ ɪz, ˈkreɪ ʃɪz; French krɛʃ/.

a small or large modeled representation or tableau of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem, as is displayed in homes or erected for exhibition in a community at Christmas season.
a home for foundlings.
British. a day-care center; day nursery.
Animal Behavior. an assemblage of dependent young that are cared for communally.

Origin of crèche

1785–95; <French, Old French <Frankish *kripjacrib

Words nearby crèche

creature comfort, creature comforts, creature feature, creaturely, CREB, crèche, Crécy, cred, credence, credence table, credendum
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British Dictionary definitions for crèche

crèche
/ (krɛʃ, kreɪʃ, French krɛʃ) /

noun

mainly British
  1. a day nursery for very young children
  2. a supervised play area provided for young children for short periods
a tableau of Christ's Nativity
a foundling home or hospital

Word Origin for crèche

C19: from Old French: manger, crib, ultimately of Germanic origin; compare Old High German kripja crib
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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