the crême de la crême



the crême de la crême

the best people or things in a group or of a particular type (often + of ) The crême de la crême of young designers will be showing their collections at London Fashion Week.
See also: crême, DE, la

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GÉRardzhe-RAHRFrench
NicodÈMenee-ko-DEMFrench
Leonor-Spanish, Portuguese
Sipho-Southern African, Xhosa
Eustaquioe-oo-STAH-kyo (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Hild-Anglo-Saxon