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
The Vatican, with its life-sized creche and giant Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square and outdoor exhibit of nativity scenes in the Bernini colonnade ringing it, qualifies as an at-risk target.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Broadway star George Dvorsky will present his 400-plus global creche collection with an intimate concert on Dec. 21.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Under Prince Albert and Princess Charlene, the party has grown considerably, and the palace courtyard is already set with a large tree, lifesize creche and festive booths where local children will be treated to the party's traditions of ginger spiced cookies and a secret recipe of hot chocolate.
—Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
Meus sentimentos e preces para as famílias das vítimas e comunidade de Blumenau diante da monstruosidade ocorrida na creche Bom Pastor.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
Exotic costumes and artifacts and non-European peoples give 18th-century Neapolitan creche scenes, such as that at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, their enduring fascination.
—Keith Christiansen, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
These two are youngsters, left behind at a feeding creche.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2010
The plant has a creche and worship rooms with a capacity of processing up to 20 metric tonnes of shea a month.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
We were supposed to be the family that carried the Christ Child to the creche at Most Holy Redeemer that year.
—Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Dec. 2021
Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Broadway star George Dvorsky will present his 400-plus global creche collection with an intimate concert on Dec. 21.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Under Prince Albert and Princess Charlene, the party has grown considerably, and the palace courtyard is already set with a large tree, lifesize creche and festive booths where local children will be treated to the party's traditions of ginger spiced cookies and a secret recipe of hot chocolate.
—Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
Meus sentimentos e preces para as famílias das vítimas e comunidade de Blumenau diante da monstruosidade ocorrida na creche Bom Pastor.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
Exotic costumes and artifacts and non-European peoples give 18th-century Neapolitan creche scenes, such as that at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, their enduring fascination.
—Keith Christiansen, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
These two are youngsters, left behind at a feeding creche.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2010
The plant has a creche and worship rooms with a capacity of processing up to 20 metric tonnes of shea a month.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
We were supposed to be the family that carried the Christ Child to the creche at Most Holy Redeemer that year.
—Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crèche
Noun
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Scheid’s son, who is autistic and nonverbal, qualified for developmental preschool before moving into the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District in eastern Idaho.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The researchers put this down to recent increases in preschool enrolment for three-year-olds, the safety levels in schools in the state, and the proportionally large budget per child enrolled in preschool.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Noun
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There were no patients in the labor rooms, no newborns in the nursery, and the halls were silent.—
John McHugh,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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Attorneys for Howard argued that damage to the nursery would have been negligible except the flood waters had been diverted across nursery land by embankments at the city’s new sewerage disposal plant.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crèche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cr%C3%A8che. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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