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Definition of crèche noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crèche

noun
 
/kreʃ/
 
/kreʃ/
(also creche)
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  1. (British English) a place where babies and young children are taken care of while their parents are working, studying, shopping, etc.
    • Younger children can be left in the crèche.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + crèche
    • establish
    • set up
    • have
    • …
    crèche + noun
    • facilities
    • worker
    preposition
    • in a/​the crèche
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  2. (North American English)
    (British English crib)
    a model of the scene of Jesus Christ’s birth, placed in churches and homes at Christmas
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