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crèche definition

crèche (kres̸h, krās̸h)

noun

  1. a display of a stable with figures, as at Christmas, representing a scene at the birth of Jesus
  2. an institution for foundlings
  3. Chiefly Brit. a day nursery

Etymology: Fr < OFr greche < Frank *kripja, crib

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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