Definitions for: Creche

[n] a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
[n] a representation of Christ's Nativity in the stable at Bethlehem

Webster (1913) Definition: Cr[`e]che (kr[asl]sh), n. [F.]
A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are
cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work.

Synonyms: foundling hospital

See Also: hospital, infirmary, representation