"daycare" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪkeə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-daycare.wav Forms: daycares [plural]
Etymology: From day + care. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|day|care}} day + care Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} daycare (countable and uncountable, plural daycares)
  1. Daytime supervision, usually of children. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: day care Derived forms: daycare centre, daycare center, playcare Related terms: babysitting, childcare, creche, kindergarten Translations (daytime supervision): رِعَايَة نَهَارِيَّة (alt: riʕāya(t) nahāriyya) [feminine] (Arabic), 日托 (rìtuō) (Chinese Mandarin), 半托 (bàntuō) (Chinese Mandarin), dagpleje (Danish), bebovartejo (Esperanto), dagrøkt [common-gender] (Faroese), päivähoito (Finnish), garderie [feminine] (French), napközi otthonos óvoda (Hungarian), bölcsőde (Hungarian), daggæsla [feminine] (Icelandic), opieka dzienna (Polish), я́сли (jásli) [feminine, plural] (Russian), guardería [feminine] (Spanish), kreş (Turkish)

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