# crèche

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹɛʃ/ · frequency rank #86,182

## Definitions
1. A representation of the nativity scene.
2. A day nursery.
3. A hospital for orphaned infants; a foundling hospital.
4. A group of young who stay together for protection.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French crèche (“manger”), from Frankish *krippija, *kribbija, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of crib. Daycare meaning comes from recent use in France French (whereas in Canadian French garderie is used instead).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/creche