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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This is the same challenge American farmers have, as well as day care centers, nursing homes and hospitals, in finding doctors, nurses and other skilled medical technicians.
—
Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Some day care centers, summer day camps, or other groups will need to provide you some paperwork.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
The sound of Mandarin floats through day care centers and schools, where 282 Taiwanese students are enrolled this year.
—John Liu, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Then there is a home-style day care, which is usually in residential settings with very few dogs, which provides a familiar environment for dogs who exhibit signs of separation anxiety or prefer home to day care.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for day care 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Some day care centers, summer day camps, or other groups will need to provide you some paperwork.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
The sound of Mandarin floats through day care centers and schools, where 282 Taiwanese students are enrolled this year.
—John Liu, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Then there is a home-style day care, which is usually in residential settings with very few dogs, which provides a familiar environment for dogs who exhibit signs of separation anxiety or prefer home to day care.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for day care
Dictionary Entries Near day care
Cite this Entry
“Day care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20care. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share