day care
noun
variants:
or less commonly daycare \ ˈdā-ˌker 
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or day-care
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or day-care
Definition of day care
1
: supervision of and care for children or physically or mentally disabled adults that is provided during the day by a person or organization
—often used before another noun a day care centerday care workersday-care facilities
2
: a program, facility, or organization offering day care
a child enrolled in day care
Examples of day care in a Sentence
She left work early to pick up her son from day care.
Recent Examples on the Web
All three women also pleaded guilty to operating a day care without certification. — oregonlive.com, "Two caregivers plead guilty to charges tied to baby’s death at Hood River day care," 27 Aug. 2019 Authorities in North Carolina will not file criminal charges in the death of a 10-month-old boy who choked on a pine cone at day care and died. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "No criminal charges in death of baby who choked on pine cone," 26 Aug. 2019 Oliver arrived at Lake Merritt Station at noon Wednesday, after dropping his 3-year-old son at day care. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "Rapper Tone Oliver makes up to $200 a day on BART. Should he be barred from busking?," 18 Aug. 2019 The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership lists a day care at the fire address. — CBS News, "5 children killed in fire at Pennsylvania day care center," 12 Aug. 2019 The home also operated as a day care, according to fire officials. — Mirna Alsharif And Darran Simon, CNN, "Fire at a Pennsylvania day care center kills four siblings and the homeowner's child," 11 Aug. 2019 Ayanna had started a day care business in their home, and Kevin Sr. — J. Brady Mccollough, latimes.com, "USC’s Kevin Porter Jr. chases NBA dream to honor a father he barely knew," 16 June 2019 The groom’s mother is a day care manager with Fairview Kindergarten in Norwich. — New York Times, "She Found Her Leading Man Backstage," 30 June 2018 Fines against a commercial day care center currently can't go higher than $1,000 per quarter, no matter how many violations are tallied. — Brad Schmidt, OregonLive.com, "Oregon's plan for more childcare regulators still 'substandard,' lawmaker says," 13 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'day care.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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