asilo nido

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Italian

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Etymology

Literally, nest kindergarten.

Noun

asilo nido m (plural asili nidi)

  1. playschool, childcare, crèche
    Synonym: nido d'infanzia
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 27, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:
      Mi ritrovai a immaginare come avrebbe potuto essere l'America... se avessimo applicato la stessa perseveranza e le stesse risorse per... assicurare che ogni famiglia avesse accesso ad asili nido decenti.
      I found myself imagining what America might look like... if we could apply the same persistence and resources to... making sure every family had access to decent day care.
      (literally, “I found myself imagining what America could be... if we had applied the same perseverance and the same resources to... ensure that every family had access to decent childcare.”)

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