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day care

[dey kair] / ˈdeɪ ˌkɛər /
NOUN
childcare during the day
Synonyms
STRONGEST
child care daycare nursery nursery school preschool
WEAK
after-school care crèche day nursery infant school playschool

Example Sentences

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“We can’t take care of day care … Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Many provided little more than glorified day care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The $35 average hourly rate for a home health aide was only up 3%, assisted living was up 5% and adult day care was actually down 5%.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Then there could soon be yet another bug to worry about when parents have to send their infants to day care so that they can head back to work.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026

A black-market economy rose up, with every type of business being run out of someone’s house: auto mechanics, day care, guys selling refurbished tires.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah