"childcare" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: childcares [plural]
Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  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 (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': 50 50 Disambiguation of 'supervising young children': 52 48

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