“Creche” (often spelled “crèche”) is another word for a nativity set. The term is common in some circles, but unheard of in others. So a "friend of the creche" is someone who collects, admires and displays nativity sets.

 

One possible origin is that the word derived from “cratch”: a 14th century word for “manger” or specially the manger in which Christ was laid. In modern French, this became “crèche”, which was then borrowed by English-speakers.

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