"crèche" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɹɛʃ/, /kɹeɪʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crèche.wav Forms: crèches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʃ, -eɪʃ Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French crèche (“manger”), from Frankish *krippija, *kribbija, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of crib. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gerbʰ-}}, {{ubor|en|fr|crèche||manger}} Unadapted borrowing from French crèche (“manger”), {{der|en|frk|*krippija, *kribbija}} Frankish *krippija, *kribbija, {{der|en|gem-pro|*kribjǭ}} Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ, {{doublet|en|crib}} Doublet of crib Head templates: {{en-noun}} crèche (plural crèches)
  1. A representation of the nativity scene.
    Sense id: en-crèche-en-noun-39eNPziJ
  2. (UK, Ireland) A day nursery. Tags: Ireland, UK
    Sense id: en-crèche-en-noun--a1X98Bm Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 60 13 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 0 24 6 11 6 12 12 5
  3. (historical) A hospital for orphaned infants; a foundling hospital. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-crèche-en-noun-P6K2Rrhw
  4. (collective, marine biology) A group of young who stay together for protection. Tags: collective Categories (topical): Marine biology
    Sense id: en-crèche-en-noun-ILRK3uEw Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 0 24 6 11 6 12 12 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: creche Derived forms: crèchemate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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