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creche

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crèche  (krsh)
n.
1. A representation of the Nativity, usually with statues or figurines.
2. A hospital for foundlings.
3. Chiefly British A day nursery.
[French, from Old French cresche, crib, of Germanic origin.]
Creche a public nursery for infants, hence, a group of infants, 1882.
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Noun1.crechecreche - a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
foundling hospital
hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment
2.creche - a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem
representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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Nina interpreted the stories about the creche fancifully, and in spite of our derision she cherished a belief that Christ was born in Bohemia a short time before the Shimerdas left that country.
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