English Explanatory Dictionary

crèche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A representation of the nativity scene.
  2. A day nursery.
  3. A hospital for orphaned infants; a foundling hospital.
  4. A group of young who stay together for protection.

Pronunciation

/kɹɛʃ/ /kɹeɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crèche.wav

Word forms

crèche crèches creche

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).

Derived words

crèchemate
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