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
Noun
  • These concerns are remarkably consistent, spanning every stage of a student’s educational journey, from preschool through high school.
    Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • According to Fuller’s research, no more than a third of parents raising a 3-year-old can find an open slot in any form of preschool in California.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • In 2022, an ex-policeman armed with a gun and knife stormed into a nursery in the country's north and murdered 24 children and 12 adults in one of Thailand's deadliest massacres.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Because the posters ran in untargeted locations, including on the London Underground and at a site visible from a children’s nursery, the regulator concluded the imagery was likely to distress young children who saw it.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Crèche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cr%C3%A8che. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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