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crèche
[kresh, kreysh; Fr. kresh] 
–noun, plural crèch⋅es [kresh-iz, krey-shiz; Fr. kresh] .
[kresh-iz, krey-shiz; Fr. kresh] 
ɪz . | 1. | a small or large modeled representation or tableau of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem, as is displayed in homes or erected for exhibition in a community at Christmas season. |
| 2. | a home for foundlings. |
| 3. | British. a day-care center; day nursery. |
| 4. | Animal Behavior. an assemblage of dependent young that are cared for communally. |
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| crèche (krěsh) n.
[French, from Old French cresche, crib, of Germanic origin.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Creche
Cr[`e]che\ (kr[asl]sh), n. [F.] A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : creche
Spanish:
guardería,
German:
der Kinderhort,
Japanese:
託児所
creche
"Christmas manger scene," 1792, from Fr. crèche, from O.Fr. cresche, ult. from O.H.G. kripja, from the root of crib. Also "a public nursery for infants where they are cared for while their mothers are at work" (1854).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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