day care

day·care

or day care D0045300 (dā′kâr′)n. Provision of daytime training, supervision, recreation, and often medical services for children of preschool age, for the disabled, or for the elderly.

day′ care`

n. supervised daytime care for preschool children, the elderly, or those with chronic disabilities, usu. provided at a center outside the home. [1940–45] day′-care`, adj.

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day care - childcare during the day while parents workdaycarechild care, childcare - a service involving care for other people's children