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

Examples of childcare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are also practical barriers like cost, transportation, fear around immigration issues, inability to take time off work, childcare responsibilities, and previous negative experiences with systems overall. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

For one, the cost of everyday life, groceries, gas, childcare and housing continues to climb. —Brandon Tucker, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026

Platner has not shied away from making that point, but he's also approached the issue through an affordability lens, calling for universal healthcare and childcare. —Elena Moore, NPR, 22 May 2026

Couples are attempting to maintain emotional intimacy, physical closeness and family functioning while navigating inflation, rising childcare costs, long work hours, political polarization, caregiving responsibilities, and persistent digital connectivity. —Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for childcare

• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• compare
• cookware