Daily or Recreational Activity
child care Audio
child care [ chahyld-kair ]
Also called:
Day care
Definitions related to child care:
  • Care of CHILDREN in the home or in an institution.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Care of children in the home or institution; for the raising of one's own children or parenting use CHILD REARING
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • About 80% of children receive child care outside the home before they start school. Many children aged 5 to 12 also receive care outside the home before or after the school day.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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