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daycare

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈdeɪˌkɛr/ · UK /ˈdeɪkeə/

daycare means: Care for children, pets, or people who need help during the day.

noun

DAYTIME CAREB1

Care for children, pets, or people who need help during the day.

  • We need daycare for our son.
  • She pays for daycare while she works.
  • The center offers daycare for older people who need support.

Similar words: day care

Common phrases: daycare services, pay for daycare, dog daycare

CARE CENTERB1

A place where children or pets are looked after during the day.

  • Her daughter is at daycare.
  • We picked up the dog from daycare.
  • Two new daycares have opened in our neighborhood.

Similar words: daycare center, day nursery

Common phrases: at daycare, local daycare, daycare center

Questions about daycare

What does daycare mean?

Care for children, pets, or people who need help during the day.

What is daycare in other languages?

Türkçe: gündüz bakımı · Español: cuidado diurno · Français: garde de jour · Deutsch: Tagesbetreuung · Italiano: assistenza diurna · 日本語: 日中の預かり

How do you pronounce daycare?

In American English /ˈdeɪˌkɛr/; in British English /ˈdeɪkeə/.

How do you use daycare in a sentence?

We need daycare for our son. She pays for daycare while she works.

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