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

The investigation began after Phillips applied to the Early Learning Coalition of Lake County, an organization that provides financial assistance for childcare costs using federal and state grant funding. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Parents may need help with transportation, food, insurance, employment, housing or childcare. — Vidya Puthenpura, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Many working-class Latinas work in jobs that serve the community, such as in the childcare, elder care, teaching or social services sectors. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

People must skip work, find transportation and childcare, and pay for gas and parking. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 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