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day care

[ dey kair ]

noun

  1. 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.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or providing day care:

    daycare center;

    day-care program.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of day care1

First recorded in 1895–1900 for noun, and 1940–45 for adjective
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Example Sentences

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That case involved a Lutheran church in Missouri that sought a state grant to improve the playground for its day care center.

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She is considering jobs in other industries, including healthcare and hospitality, but isn’t sure they will pay enough to cover her bills, a mortgage and for her daughter’s day care.

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Ms Burns said she and her mother had "reluctantly" accepted a placement at an alternative elderly day care centre in Newcastle, but would prefer that she continues to attend Ardarragh.

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But they represent the global diversity of L.A.’s half-million Jews, melding the Hebrew and English spoken at day care with the Persian or Yiddish learned at home.

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But much of that was due to the inability to get kids into school or day care.

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