crèche
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French crèche, from Frankish *krippija, *kribbija, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of crib.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɹɛʃ/
Noun
crèche (plural crèches)
- A representation of the nativity scene.
- A hospital for orphaned infants; a foundling hospital.
- A day nursery.
- (marine biology) A group of young who stay together for protection.
Translations
nativity scene — see nativity scene
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French creche, cresche (“manger, feeding trough”), from Late Latin cripia (“feeding trough”), from Frankish *krippija, *kribbija (“crib”), from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ (“crib”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(')rībh- (“basket, net”). Cognate with Old High German krippa, kripja (“crib”) (German Krippe), Old English cribb, crybb (“crib”), Dutch kribbe (“crib”), Danish krybbe, Swedish krubba, Irish grib. More at crib.
Verb
crèche
Further reading
- “crèche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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