"childcare" meaning in English

See childcare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: childcares [plural]
Etymology: From child + care. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵeh₂r-}}, {{compound|en|child|care}} child + care Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} childcare (countable and uncountable, plural childcares)
  1. (uncountable) The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-childcare-en-noun-G4o8D4WT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 24
  2. (countable) A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-childcare-en-noun-~cu4Tb4h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: child-care, child care Translations (childcare centre): tajaka [Singapore] (Malay), pusat jagaan kanak-kanak (Malay) Translations (supervising young children): 幼托 (yòutuō) (Chinese Mandarin), 兒童看護 (Chinese Mandarin), 儿童看护 (értóng kānhù) (Chinese Mandarin), 托兒服務 (Chinese Mandarin), 托儿服务 (tuō'ér fúwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 兒童保育 (Chinese Mandarin), 儿童保育 (értóng bǎoyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 托育 (tuōyù) (Chinese Mandarin), børnepasning [common-gender] (Danish), kinderopvang [masculine] (Dutch), lastenhoito (Finnish), garde d’enfants [feminine] (French), Kinderbetreuung [feminine] (German), penjagaan kanak-kanak (Malay), barnepass [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), barnepass [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), cuidado infantil [masculine] (Spanish), barnomsorg [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'childcare centre': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'supervising young children': 53 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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