day care
supervised daytime care for preschool children, the elderly, or those with chronic disabilities, usually provided at a center outside the home: Finding quality day care that we can afford has been challenging.
of, relating to, or providing day care: daycare center;day-care program.
Origin of day care
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How to use day care in a sentence
The next day, her toddler had been found, cold and crying, dumped in front of a daycare center.
The JCC is where my father went for workouts, where my cousins, uncles and friends send their kids to daycare.
Frazier Glenn Miller Would Kill Every Jew Like Me | Hampton Stevens | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRosemary Arnold says her clients—including a doggy-daycare owner—suffered when their town was jammed with traffic.
Better Call Rosemarie! Meet the Lawyer Suing Christie Over Bridgegate | Olivia Nuzzi | January 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPerhaps the daycare provider texted Chad with a concern of some kind.
Ex-Cop’s Shooting of Texting Moviegoer Ends in Tragedy | Michael Daly | January 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDad is off on Mondays and Lexy is at daycare, but it is a regular work day for mom.
Ex-Cop’s Shooting of Texting Moviegoer Ends in Tragedy | Michael Daly | January 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for daycare
/ (ˈdeɪˌkɛə) /
British 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
British welfare services provided by a local authority, health service, or voluntary body during the day: Compare residential care
NZ short for daycare centre
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