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crèche [KRĕsh,KRĕysh]:
origin: (1785–95) French; crib.

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This word is meant to call to mind the concept of being wrapped in safety & comfort -- and to my mind, hope too; it's applied to several specific definitions, although they combine well, since a person certainly can make a display of a grouping of orphaned animals which they care for:

1. British; A place for children to be cared for; a nursery or orphanage. A creche is especially valuable as a way to free women to work.

2. Any tableau of the baby Jesus surrounded by his mother Mary, her companion Joseph, and the Wise Men (or Maji) amid the barnyard animals of the famous "Nativity scene" from the Christian religion.

3. Newly founded or formed, example: a crèche director or care facility.

4. Animal nursery; groupings of baby animals, cared for communally by adults in secure locations (examples: bats, penguins, wolf pups). Pet crèches have become popular in India!

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Date: 2016-10-24 03:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
I've always been surprised that the nursery daycare meaning never caught on in the States.

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Date: 2016-10-24 08:52 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] med_cat
Heinlein was fond of this word, as I recall :)

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Date: 2016-10-25 02:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ersatz-read.livejournal.com
Other science fiction authors too.

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Date: 2016-10-25 04:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ersatz-read.livejournal.com
Although, thinking about it...they may have gotten the idea from Heinlein.

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Date: 2016-10-25 08:12 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] med_cat
Also possible :)

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Date: 2016-10-25 03:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ersatz-read.livejournal.com
Cutest. Bats. Ever.

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Date: 2016-10-25 03:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realpestilence.livejournal.com
Interesting to see the different definitions of this word. And that is one of the cutest animal photos I've seen in a good while. Baby bats, ftw!
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