daycare
Britishnoun
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occupation, treatment, or supervision during the working day for people who might be at risk if left on their own, or whose usual carers need daytime relief
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welfare services provided by a local authority, health service, or voluntary body during the day Compare residential care
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short for daycare centre
Example Sentences
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They are scrambling for daycare, worrying about food, fretting about their ability to work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Compared with that, paying a few dollars more for daycare doesn’t seem so bad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The company is also working with daycare centres to deliver nappies and collect the used ones.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
On Thursday, I ended my day on daycare patrol as the windchill crept close to 25 degrees below zero.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
“We should have proposed to build a daycare in the lot instead,” he said.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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