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crèches

  • plural
    of crèche.
    crèche
    noun
    a small or large modeled representation or tableau of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem, as is displayed in homes or erected for exhibition in a community at Christmas season.

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“I’ve seen crèches up to 35 and 50 often, but 70 — that would be a very big crèche,” he told the New York Times.

From NewsForKids.net May 7, 2024

In crèches, the maximum ratio is five infants or eight toddlers per adult.

From Slate Nov. 30, 2017

It is her description of the nativity scene that has been adapted by most Renaissance artists, and appears today in the countless crèches that abound the world over.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2016

France’s pro-natalist policies, historically inspired by the need to breed soldiers to keep Germany at bay, guarantee Scandinavian levels of spending on family benefits and crèches.

From Economist May 26, 2016

In mid-1973 there were crèches for children from infancy to three years of age.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut

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