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CHILD CARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does child care mean? 

CHILD CARE (noun)
  The noun CHILD CARE has 1 sense:

1. a service involving care for other people's childrenplay

  Familiarity information: CHILD CARE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHILD CARE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A service involving care for other people's children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

child care; childcare

Hypernyms ("child care" is a kind of...):

service (an act of help or assistance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "child care"):

day care; daycare (childcare during the day while parents work)


 Context examples 


The risk of getting giardia is higher for travelers to countries where it is common, people in child care settings, and those who drink untreated water.

(Giardia Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A question about an individual's distress related to their practical problems with child care.

(Distress over Practical Problem with Child Care, NCI Thesaurus)

Finally, there are child care centers.

(Child Care, NIH)



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