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

Standard offerings include childcare, car rentals, luxury airport transfers, and complimentary daily housekeeping for stays longer than a week. —Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025

Working parents will solve the puzzle of this week by enlisting grandparents, finding and paying for additional childcare, or taking leave themselves. —Claire Zillman, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025

Parents of qualifying children in Texas will be able to receive the state’s standard school voucher of about $10,000 to attend private preschools, a major win for families and childcare providers. —Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025

And even for families earning well above the poverty line, the cost of housing and childcare, especially in London, can be so high that there is simply no money to spend on anything else. —Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025

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