creche

Stable birth tableau

A crèche is a nativity scene—a display depicting the birth of Jesus, with figures of Mary, Joseph, the infant, shepherds, and animals arranged in a stable setting.

Churches and homes display crèches during the Christmas season: The church set up its crèche on the first Sunday of Advent.

In British usage, crèche also means a daycare facility for young children.

childcare

preschool

Early childhood educational program

babysitter · childminder · playgroup · kindergarten · caregiver · supervision · playtime · development · parenting · guardian

nativity

manger

Livestock feeding container

Jesus · Mary · Joseph · shepherds · Magi · angels · star · swaddling · inn · gold

wildlife

breeding

Reproductive cultivation of organisms

  • colonyDependent territorial settlement
  • penguinsFlightless aquatic seabirds
  • sealsAquatic whiskered mammals

offspring · young · hatchlings · rookery · communal · protection · huddling · survival · gathering · group

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RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY (nativity scene sense)

crechecrucifix

Cross with Christ figure

crucifixion scene · Pietà · Stations of the Cross · tomb · sepulcher

LIFE STAGE CARE (daycare sense)

crechenursing home

Long-term eldercare residence

hospice · retirement home · geriatric ward · assisted living facility · convalescent home

CHILDCARE ARRANGEMENT (daycare sense)

crechestay-at-home parent

Non-employed primary caregiver

parental care · home care · nanny · au pair · family care

Family

creches

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