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day care (daycare)

 
pronunciation:
deI keIr
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: daytime care and supervision, in a home or day-care center, esp. for preschool children, or after-school or vacation care for older children, or supervised daytime care for elderly or disabled people.
My older children are in school, but my three-year-old is in day care.It's hard to afford day care when your job doesn't pay much.
definition 2: a place or program that provides day care.
They're opening a new day care near us.
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derivation: day-care (adj.)
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