crèche

noun

ˈkresh How to pronounce crèche (audio)
Definition of crèchenext
as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old one of the first cities to establish crèches so that poor women with children could work outside of the home

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Recent Examples of crèche There’s a creche and soon there’ll be a luxury spa and wellness club – complete with a rooftop infinity pool. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026 International Christmas displays, including 100 creche scenes from around the world, are visible on weekends inside the church. — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2025 Inside, hundreds of nativity scenes (creches) from around the world were displayed. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2025 Maybe the best way to answer Father Feelgood and his ilk this Christmas is to make a special visit to the infant Jesus in the creche at your local church and say a prayer for the brave men and women of ICE … and the Border Patrol. — Lou Murray, Boston Herald, 9 Dec. 2025 Part of the White House creche is on display in the Grand Foyer while the rest of it is undergoing a restoration overseen by the curator’s office. — Darlene Superville, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2025 Nearly 60 creches — models depicting the nativity scene — offering their own interpretation of Christian faith. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crèche
  1. preschool
  2. nursery
Noun
  • Shortly after dropping his children off at preschool and going to the gym, the Florida State University law professor was sitting in his car in his driveway when he was shot twice in the head at point-blank range.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And the laws do not apply to stand-alone preschools or daycare centers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of preschool
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  • This year, funding was supposed to ramp up to $25 million a year to pay for boats, air tanks, and divers to get the corals out of the nurseries and onto the reef.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In May, while attending the International Carnivorous Plant Symposium and Expo in Kernersville, a man with the nursery was trying to see if any other gardens might want Dolly.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of nursery

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“Crèche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cr%C3%A8che. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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