kinderdagverblijf

Dutch

Etymology

From kind (child) +‎ -er- +‎ dag (day) +‎ verblijf (room).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪn.dərˈdɑx.vərˌblɛi̯f/
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  • Hyphenation: kin‧der‧dag‧ver‧blijf

Noun

kinderdagverblijf n (plural kinderdagverblijven, diminutive kinderdagverblijfje n)

  1. 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 became a compulsory part of the primary school)
    Synonyms: crèche, (Flanders) kinderkribbe

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