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 overall package cuts taxes by $1.3 billion, spends hundreds of millions on building projects on University of Wisconsin System campuses, expands Medicaid funding, increases funding for special education and funds new childcare programs, among other measures. —Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025

Offering this enhanced seasonal flexibility allows parents to better manage childcare responsibilities and family commitments. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025

First aid, hygiene, breastfeeding, and childcare training for 242 people. —Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025

Tennessee, by contrast, has an average home price of a little under $335,000—less than half of its Cali counterpart—and respective childcare costs come in at approximately $10,800 a year. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 July 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