"daycare" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪkeə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-daycare.wav Forms: daycares [plural], day care [alternative]
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 or pets. Tags: countable, uncountable 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), Tagespflege [feminine] (German), napközi otthonos óvoda (Hungarian), bölcsőde (Hungarian), daggæsla [feminine] (Icelandic), مهد کودک (mahd-e kudak) (Persian), opieka dzienna (Polish), я́сли (jásli) [feminine, plural] (Russian), guardería [feminine] (Spanish), kreş (Turkish), نگہداشت اطفال (nigahdāśt-e-atfāl) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-daycare-en-noun-zOGN2xfE Disambiguation of 'daytime supervision': 96 4
  2. A daycare centre. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-daycare-en-noun-RGP2dok0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: daycare centre, daycare center, playcare Related terms: babysitting, childcare, creche, kindergarten

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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