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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That address is home to the Market Square at Mississippi and Havana Shopping Center, which contains a King Soopers, a Dollar Tree, multiple restaurants, a liquor store and a preschool.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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In 2017, the court backed a church preschool's challenge to its exclusion from a Missouri grant program to resurface playgrounds. – Maureen Groppe Justice Barrett is not participating Justice Amy Coney Barrett is not participating in the oral arguments.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Noun
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This ranges from a solar farm housing grazing sheep as a natural way to maintain the land, to a learning center, fruit orchard, tree nursery and vegetable patch dedicated to growing foods that are hard to get in Puerto Rico, like kale, lettuce and tomatoes.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Epic Universe is a powerful example of how Florida’s nursery and landscape industry shapes the state’s world-class visitor experiences.—
Tal Coley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crèche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cr%C3%A8che. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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