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

Anti-feminist backlash may also have played a role, as the domestic labor that had traditionally been the responsibility of female family members was outsourced to childcare workers. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Her experience should help inform how New York expands after-school programming, supports children with disabilities, and makes convenient, high-quality childcare accessible to working families. — Sharon Sewell-Fairman, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026

My middle sibling has routinely been to the home of our youngest sibling to pick up a niece for childcare. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

State officials had to employ an accounting gimmick to divert $712 million headed for surplus into a new program to expand affordable childcare. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 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