halte-garderie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.t(ə).ɡaʁ.də.ʁi/

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Noun

halte-garderie f (plural haltes-garderies)

1. a part-time nursery or daycare centre for toddlers in France and Belgium as opposed to a crèche which is a more longterm establishment

See also

• garderie
• crèche
• jardin d’enfants

Further reading

• “halte-garderie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.