kinderdagverblijf

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪn.dərˈdɑx.fərˌblɛi̯f/, /kɪn.dərˈdɑx.fɛrˌblɛi̯f/

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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

See also

• kinderopvang