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creche

creche

9.0
A place where abandoned newborn babies are taken and cared for
  • noun
  • /kreɪʃ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hospital de expósitos
  • The abandoned newborn was brought to the local creche where specialists could care for her.

Examples

  • Historically, a creche was established to provide shelter for foundlings in large cities.

  • The nuns worked tirelessly at the creche to ensure every child received food and comfort.

  • The local creche provides care for infants.

  • Many children in the creche are under six months old.

  • The abandoned newborn was brought to the local creche where specialists could care for her.

  • The nuns worked tirelessly at the creche to ensure every child received food and comfort.

  • Historically, a creche was established to provide shelter for foundlings in large cities.

Synonyms

orphanage
vscreche
168 2.8

A home where children who have no living parents are cared for

is limited to infants with unknown parentage not to general care for parentless children
foundling hospital
vscreche
  • Archaic
9.9

A place that takes in and cares for abandoned babies

is identical in meaning and focuses on infants with unknown parentage
orphans' asylum
vscreche
  • Archaic
8.6

A place where children without parents live and get care

focuses specifically on infants taken in with unknown parentage

How Infant-Focused

creche
  • Archaic
9.0
daycare
106 1.0
nursery
37 1.0
playgroup
3 1.0

Surface Forms

creche singular
creches plural
crèches plural
crèche singular

Etymology

Creche originally meant 'manger' or 'crib' in French (crèche) and was then used for places that took in babies. That's why a creche can mean a hospital or home for abandoned babies.