я́сли

rare #14507

nounfeminineinanimateuncountableplural-only noun

1.
day nursery, crèche, daycare
Мы отдали сы́на в я́сли.
We put our son in a day nursery.
Plural-only noun; for children under three.
2.
manger, crib, feeding rackagriculture
Крестья́нин положи́л се́но в я́сли.
The farmer put hay in the manger.
Plural-only noun.

Examples

В яслях лежал соломенный корм для скота.
Straw fodder for the livestock lay in the manger.
Ребёнка отвели в ясли утром.
The child was taken to the nursery in the morning.
Наш сын ходит в ясли с прошлого года.
Our son has been going to daycare since last year.

This noun exists in plural form only.