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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Women not only provide the majority of childcare, but also take on far more eldercare than men.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
From childcare to recovery rooms, Unrivaled facilities are in a class of their own
Players also have a chance to win more money at individual games and events.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
To comfortably slide into ski mom life; pre-schooler in ski school, infant baby in slopeside childcare and my husband and me ripping up big time runs, not a […]
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—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
With her husband on active duty and four children to care for, Mandy struggled to find reliable childcare.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Travis, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
From childcare to recovery rooms, Unrivaled facilities are in a class of their own
Players also have a chance to win more money at individual games and events.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
To comfortably slide into ski mom life; pre-schooler in ski school, infant baby in slopeside childcare and my husband and me ripping up big time runs, not a […]
Subscribe to continue reading this article.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
With her husband on active duty and four children to care for, Mandy struggled to find reliable childcare.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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