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

His proposal would also do away with federal student-to-teacher ratios, deferring to state childcare regulations, which tend to be looser. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Among parents who were not working, 41 percent of mothers said childcare responsibilities contributed to that decision, compared with 25 percent of fathers. — Sarah Tolson Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026

Schools and childcare programs must also be critical partners in this work. — Priya Fielding-Singh, STAT, 11 Nov. 2026

The internal Teammate Success Coaching Program supports employees facing personal challenges such as housing insecurity, transportation barriers, or childcare shortages. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 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