day camp

noun

plural day camps

: a camp (see camp entry 1 sense 1d) for children or adolescents that operates during the daytime only and usually during the summer compare summer camp

Examples of day camp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Programming and inclusive day camps allow youth of all ages and abilities to safely explore and experience the resort at no additional cost to families. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Experienced players will be put through only a 13-day camp, down from 20 days, and those with at least 100 NHL games on their resumes are now limited to two exhibition games. — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

At a Black Girls Code summer day camp in Atlanta last month, roughly 50 girls built their own video games from scratch — part of a national push by the nonprofit to close a wide representation gap for Black women in the tech and gaming industries. — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Though conditions are slowly improving, the Chicago Park District announced Friday morning that Chicago beaches and pools will remain closed for a second day in a row, and that all day camps will be held indoors. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for day camp

• decamp
• encamp
• headlamp
• preamp
• revamp
• timestamp
• amp
• champ
• clamp
• cramp
• damp
• gamp