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creche

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1783, OED Evaluation: Chiefly N. Amer.

A nativity scene, often displayed at Christmas, consisting of a representation of the infant Jesus in the manger, with attending figures.

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You- but once you became Parish-priest, well, you got more involved in doing things in the parish to make it more meaningful, like decorating, and, ah- you-know, with kids, the kids for the creche, you-know, and bringing them up.
A nativity scene, often displayed at Christmas, consisting of a representation of the infant Jesus in the manger, with attending figures.
To bring up the- the- the- the- the figures for- you-know, for the- the creche, eh? The creche, eh? And I says, "You-know," I says, "No," so I says, "An Indian community," but, ah- but I says- and I says, "The- the infant should look like a- like an Indian."
A nativity scene, often displayed at Christmas, consisting of a representation of the infant Jesus in the manger, with attending figures.
The creche, you-know, and-so-forth, ah- they kep-- they can keep it for years, even when they grow up, to put on their own tree later on, you-know.
A nativity scene, often displayed at Christmas, consisting of a representation of the infant Jesus in the manger, with attending figures.
But no, it's- it's, ah- it's, ah- you-know, you get a lot of de-- even outside, now I- we decorate outside, you-know, as well, around the- the front of the church and around the rectory, and then we have a creche outside too, as well, so- but ah, yeah.
A nativity scene, often displayed at Christmas, consisting of a representation of the infant Jesus in the manger, with attending figures.