crèche

crèche

noun \ˈkresh, ˈkrāsh\

Definition of CRÈCHE

1

: a representation of the Nativity scene

2

: day nursery

3

: a foundling hospital

4

: a group of young animals (as penguins or bats) gathered in one place for care and protection usually by one or more adults

Examples of CRÈCHE

1. <one of the first cities to establish crèches so that poor women with children could work outside of the home>

Origin of CRÈCHE

French, from Old French creche manger, crib, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krippa manger — more at crib

First Known Use: 1792

Related to CRÈCHE

Synonyms: nursery school, day nursery, nursery, pre-K, prekindergarten, preschool

Rhymes with CRÈCHE

flèche, Laoighis, resh, seiche