day care
noun
variants
or less commonly daycare
or day-care
1
: supervision of and care for children or physically or mentally disabled adults that is provided during the day by a person or organization
—often used before another noun
a day care center
day care workers
day-care facilities
2
: a program, facility, or organization offering day care
a child enrolled in day care
Examples of day care in a Sentence
She left work early to pick up her son from day care.
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Despite Latte's reserved nature, her quiet stance at the day care door quickly won over internet users.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The Child and Dependent Care Credit applies to children who are younger than 13 when the day care is provided
Expenses associated with sending children to an overnight camp would not qualify for the Child and Dependent Care Credit.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 July 2025
In other countries, for example, day care workers are professionals who get paid a living wage, so kids get quality care.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
And when diapers run out, the consequences are immediate and compounding: Babies sit in dirty diapers, rashes turn into infections, day care turns kids away, and parents miss shifts and risk losing their jobs.
—Amy Kadens, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The Child and Dependent Care Credit applies to children who are younger than 13 when the day care is provided
Expenses associated with sending children to an overnight camp would not qualify for the Child and Dependent Care Credit.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 July 2025
In other countries, for example, day care workers are professionals who get paid a living wage, so kids get quality care.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
And when diapers run out, the consequences are immediate and compounding: Babies sit in dirty diapers, rashes turn into infections, day care turns kids away, and parents miss shifts and risk losing their jobs.
—Amy Kadens, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for day care
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“Day care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20care. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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