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Synonyms of crèche
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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“Crèche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cr%C3%A8che. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of crèche was in 1792
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