childcare

noun

child·​care ˈchī(-ə)ld-ˌker How to pronounce childcare (audio)
variants or child care
: the care of children especially as a service while parents are working
Erratic week-to-week work schedules make it nearly impossible to manage a personal budget or secure childcare.David Dayen

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Indeed, camp is just one way to fill the childcare gap, but parents will also need to manage the costs. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025 Preschools will lose teachers and parents will be left without childcare. Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025 The city receives around $700 million each year through that Education Department program, while other federal agencies pick up the tab for school meals and childcare programs. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025 Mattel, for example, has had an on-site childcare center at their home office for 30 years. Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for childcare

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of childcare was in 1896

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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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