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Meanings of crib in English

Catalan
calc

A literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

calc
Portuguese
berço
Catalan
bres
Spanish
cuna

Baby bed with high sides made of slats.

berço

A card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two.

Depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus.

Usage of crib in English
1
Every crib needs a ride, and OP's new place has just that.
The South African
2
And the young mother gently drew aside the curtain of the crib.
Elsie's Womanhood
3
Later, he'd seen another object, on the wall high above his crib.
Darkness
4
His wife stood by a white crib in one of the wards.
The Descent of Man and Other Stories
5
The little boy stirred in his crib, and his eyes opened languidly.
Christie Redfern's Troubles
6
Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography
7
She awoke in her crib and did not-couldnot-askwhere she was.
The Hyperion Cantos
8
The deep breathing of the sleeping children reached him from their crib.
Children of the Tenements
9
Her son lay in a sumptuous crib under a cloud of lace.
The Old Homestead
10
Taking him by the hand, she pulled him along to his crib.
Her mother's hope
11
For many days and nights I lay under the crib all alone.
The Holy Cross and Other Tales
12
There were still marks where the crib and changing table had stood.
Stunning
13
Nikki thanked her for the crib notes and apologized for being late.
Naked Heat
14
Ryan told me about your drop-in at Menard's crib on de Sébastopol.
Monday Mourning
15
I have our baby in a crib in the room with us.
The Irish Times
16
I, too, retired to my crib in a closet within her room.
Villette
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Translations for crib
Portuguese
berço
Spanish
cuna
Crib through the time
Crib across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common