What does crèche in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word crèche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crèche in French.

The word crèche in French means crèche, crèche, manger, live, state childcare. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crèche

crèche

nom féminin (garderie pour bébés) (mainly UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le mardi et le jeudi, c'est moi qui dépose la petite à la crèche avant d'aller travailler.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I drop the little one off at the crèche before going to work.

crèche

nom féminin (représentation de la scène de la nativité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À Noël, on met une crèche au pied du sapin.
At Christmastime a crèche is placed at the foot of the Christmas tree.

manger

nom féminin (mangeoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour les chrétiens, Jésus est né dans une crèche.
Christians believe that Jesus was born in a manger.

live

verbe intransitif (argot (habiter, dormir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Je ne sais pas si Christophe crèche toujours chez ses parents.

state childcare

nom féminin (type de garderie d'enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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