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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Example sentences from the Web for crèche

To tell such a man what the Creche is would be to tie a rope around the neck of every android alive.
Turning Point|Alfred Coppel
Energy swept out of the grids, through the coils of the projectors and out over the blind cube of the Creche.
Turning Point|Alfred Coppel
The creche, it turned out, while not in the city of Omlu itself, was not too far out to reach easily by car.
Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith
So soon as they had left the creche he began to speak of the horror the babies in their incubating cases had caused him.
When the Sleeper Wakes|Herbert George Wells

"But the Creche is here, and I am here to guard it as my forefathers did," Merrick said.
Turning Point|Alfred Coppel

British Dictionary definitions for crèche

crèche

/ (krɛʃ, kreɪʃ, French krɛʃ) /

noun

mainly British

a day nursery for very young children
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

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单词	crèche
释义	crèche [ kresh, kreysh; French kresh ] / krɛʃ, kreɪʃ; French krɛʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crèche ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crèche To tell such a man what the Creche is would be to tie a rope around the neck of every android alive. Turning Point\|Alfred Coppel Energy swept out of the grids, through the coils of the projectors and out over the blind cube of the Creche. Turning Point\|Alfred Coppel The creche, it turned out, while not in the city of Omlu itself, was not too far out to reach easily by car. Masters of Space\|Edward Elmer Smith So soon as they had left the creche he began to speak of the horror the babies in their incubating cases had caused him. When the Sleeper Wakes\|Herbert George Wells "But the Creche is here, and I am here to guard it as my forefathers did," Merrick said. Turning Point\|Alfred Coppel British Dictionary definitions for crèche crèche / (krɛʃ, kreɪʃ, French krɛʃ) / noun mainly British a day nursery for very young children 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 Words related to crèche cradle, stable
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crèche

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

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Example sentences from the Web for crèche

British Dictionary definitions for crèche

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