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.—
David Dayen
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Staying in the hospital would place additional strain on her family (additional gas and food costs, childcare costs for her brothers, accumulating bills).
—Elizabeth Broden, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
Children are welcome but childcare is not available.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Volunteers help serve the meal and provide childcare during the classes.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Offer to help with childcare, grocery shopping, household tasks, or driving them to appointments.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Broden, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
Children are welcome but childcare is not available.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Volunteers help serve the meal and provide childcare during the classes.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Offer to help with childcare, grocery shopping, household tasks, or driving them to appointments.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2025.
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