day-care
[ dey-kair ]
/ ˈdeɪˌkɛər /
adjective
of, relating to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program.
Origin of day-care
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby day-care
day student,
day to day,
day trading,
day trip,
day-by-day,
day-care,
day-clean,
day-glo,
day-lewis,
day-liner,
day-neutral
Definition for day-care (2 of 2)
day care
noun
supervised daytime care for preschool children, the elderly, or those with chronic disabilities, usually provided at a center outside the home.
Origin of day care
First recorded in 1940–45
Example sentences from the Web for day-care
Amy wanted to open a day-care center when she grew up and to have eight kids of her own.
The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006 |Michael Daly |July 17, 2014 |DAILY BEASTIn 1985, Michaels was arrested on the testimony of children at a New Jersey day-care center where she had worked.
What Pelosi calls “my real epiphany” occurred when she visited a day-care center in San Francisco.
Nancy Pelosi Talks About the Budget Vote, Obama’s Grit, Guns, and More |Eleanor Clift |January 11, 2013 |DAILY BEASTThey got married in 1976 and her father worked as a contractor while her mother ran a day-care center and later became a teacher.
Britney Spears Civil Trial Ends in Win for Singer and Her Family |Maria Elena Fernandez |November 2, 2012 |DAILY BEAST