- CRÈCHE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
By the late 18th century, crèche (which we borrowed from French and now sometimes spell without the accent mark) had displaced those older forms, and the word had lost its former "manger" meaning, coming to refer instead to a representation of the Nativity scene itself
- Crèche - Wikipedia
Crèche or creche (from Latin cripia "crib, cradle") may refer to: Nativity scene, a group of figures arranged to represent the birth of Jesus Christ Child care center, an organization of adults who take care of children in place of their parents Preschool or nursery school Crèche (zoology), animals taking care of young that are not their own
- CRÈCHE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
crèche noun [C] (CHRISTMAS SCENE) US (UK crib) a model of the people and animals present at the birth of Jesus, used as a decoration at Christmas
- CRÈCHE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
A crèche is a nativity scene—a model of a scene depicting the birth of Jesus Crèches are often displayed in or outside of homes or churches during Advent, the season preceding Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus and is among the most important Christian holidays
- crèche, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Factsheet What does the noun crèche mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun crèche See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence This word is used in British English
- English Translation of “CRÈCHE” | Collins French-English Dictionary
Elle dépose son fils à la crèche à huit heures She leaves her son at the nursery at 8 o’clock
- crèche noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of crèche noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- crèche - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
crèche f (plural crèches) a day nursery for small children until age 3 in Belgium (Flanders) or age 4 in the Netherlands, when the children begin kleuterschool (nursery school kindergarten) or, in the Netherlands, basisschool (primary school, which, in the Netherlands, begins at age 4 since August 1985, when kleuterschool was abolished and
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