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.—
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There’s no childcare offered, entertainment is decidedly adult-oriented, and restaurants don’t have kids menus.
—Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
The group has locations nationwide that advocate for education and childcare, including one in Lake County.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
For women navigating high-stake roles, time often feels compressed, packed with expectations, performance pressure at work and juggling childcare during lengthy summer vacations.
—Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The 2014 feud is reemerging at a time Cuomo faces a deja vu of sorts over policies related to taxation and childcare — albeit from a very different angle.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
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Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
The group has locations nationwide that advocate for education and childcare, including one in Lake County.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
For women navigating high-stake roles, time often feels compressed, packed with expectations, performance pressure at work and juggling childcare during lengthy summer vacations.
—Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The 2014 feud is reemerging at a time Cuomo faces a deja vu of sorts over policies related to taxation and childcare — albeit from a very different angle.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for childcare
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“Childcare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childcare. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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