childcare
noun
child·care
ˈchī(-ə)ld-ˌker 
variants
or child care
: the care of children especially as a service while parents are working
Erratic week-to-week work schedules make it nearly impossible to manage a personal budget or secure childcare.—
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The payments, which are dispersed on a monthly basis, have been used to cover expenses like rent, food, utilities, childcare and funeral costs.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The company considered everything from the average hours worked per week, the share of the personal bankruptcy rate, the cost of childcare, and suicide rates.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
The wage takes into account expenses for basic needs like childcare, food, healthcare, housing, internet and cell service, transportation, civic engagement and other necessities.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The gender pay gap is driven by several factors, including men and women entering different professions, women shouldering a disproportionate share of childcare, gender differences in salary negotiation, and persistent bias against women in the workplace.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The company considered everything from the average hours worked per week, the share of the personal bankruptcy rate, the cost of childcare, and suicide rates.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
The wage takes into account expenses for basic needs like childcare, food, healthcare, housing, internet and cell service, transportation, civic engagement and other necessities.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The gender pay gap is driven by several factors, including men and women entering different professions, women shouldering a disproportionate share of childcare, gender differences in salary negotiation, and persistent bias against women in the workplace.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for childcare
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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