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crèche

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crèche  (krsh)
n.
1. A representation of the Nativity, usually with statues or figurines.
2. A hospital for foundlings.
3. Chiefly British A day nursery.

[French, from Old French cresche, crib, of Germanic origin.]

crèche [krɛʃ kreɪʃ (French) krɛʃ]
n
1. (Social Science / Education) Chiefly Brit
a.  a day nursery for very young children
b.  a supervised play area provided for young children for short periods
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a tableau of Christ's Nativity
3. (Social Welfare) a foundling home or hospital
[from Old French: manger, crib, ultimately of Germanic origin; compare Old High German kripja crib]
Translations
crèche [kreɪʃ] N (Brit) → guardería f

crèche [ˈkreɪʃ ˈkrɛʃ] n (for children up to 3 years old)crèche f; (for children from 3 years old)garderie f

crèche
n
(Brit: = day nursery) → (Kinder)krippe for -hort m; (esp US: = children’s home) → Kinderheim nt
(= crib)Krippe f

crèche [kreɪʃ] nasilo m nido inv
crèche [kreɪʃ] nasilo m nido inv

crèche
n crèche [kreʃ]
1 a nursery for babies whose mothers are at work etc Some factories have creches for the children of their workers. bewaarskool, crèche, kinderhawe دار حَضانَـه ясла jesle vuggestue; dagpleje der Kinderhort παιδικός σταθμός guardería lastesõim مهد کودک garderie פָּעוּטוֹן शिशु सदन vrtić penitipan bayi dagheimili, gæsluvöllur asilo 託児所 보육원 vaikų lopšelis mazbērnu novietne tempat asuhan cra żłobek infantário creşă детские ясли jasle jaslice daghem, barnkrubba สถานรับเลี้ยงเด็ก kreş, yuva (日間)托兒所 ясла nhà trẻ
2 a miniature stable with figurines of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus etc. kerstoneel مَغارَة الميلاد обор с рисунки на светци jesličky julekrybbe die Krippe φάτνη pesebre sõim مینیاتوری از تصاویر مریم مقدس و مسیح که تازه متولد شده است crèche מִינִיאָטוּרָה שֶׁל אוּרווַת יְשוּ क्रेश jaslice palungan (Natal) presepio, presepe (幼いキリストなどがはいっている)飾りの馬槽 말구유 안의 어린 예수의 상 prakartėlė Betlēmes kūtiņas modelis kandang kuda miniatur kerststal julekrybbe żłób рождественский вертеп jasličky, Betlehem jaslice jasle julkrubba แบบจำลองเหตุการณ์ที่พระเยซูเกิด kreş 有聖母瑪利亞、約瑟夫和嬰兒耶穌小人像的馬槽 різдвяний вертеп mô hình


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