crèche
A representation of the nativity sceneA representation of the nativity scene.
Meaning
4 sensesA representation of the nativity scene.
(Ireland, UK)A day nursery.
They drop their two-year-old off at the crèche in the morning before they go to work.
(historical)A hospital for orphaned infants; a foundling hospital.
(collective)A group of young who stay together for protection.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French crèche (“manger”), from Frankish *krippija, *kribbija, froUnadapted 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).
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