Definition

Noun: - Nursery, crèche (historical/archaic): An institution for the care and upbringing of very young children, especially infants and toddlers. This term is now considered old-fashioned in Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trước đây, trẻ mồ côi thường được đưa vào dục anh đường. (In the past, orphaned children were often taken to the crèche.)
  • "Dục anh đường" là một từ cổ, ngày nay chúng ta thường nói "nhà trẻ" hoặc "trường mầm non". ("Dục anh đường" is an archaic term; today we usually say "nhà trẻ" or "trường mầm non".)

Advanced Usage

• The term "dục anh đường" is almost exclusively found in historical texts or when referring to past social institutions. Its usage in modern conversation would be very rare and deliberately archaic.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà trẻ (n): Nursery, daycare. The modern, common term.
• Trường mầm non (n): Kindergarten, preschool.
• Vườn trẻ (n): Nursery, kindergarten (another common term).
• Pouponnière (n): French loanword sometimes used in historical contexts, meaning a nursery for infants.

Synonyms

• Nhà trẻ: Nursery.
• Vườn trẻ: Nursery, kindergarten.
• Trại trẻ mồ côi: Orphanage (specifically for orphans).

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