child care

/tʃaɪld kɛər/
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Other forms: child cares

Definitions of child care
  1. noun
    a service involving care for other people's children
    synonyms: childcare
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    types:
    day care, daycare
    childcare during the day while parents work
    type of:
    service
    an act of help or assistance
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