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day care
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day care
(noun)
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day care
noun
day care
noun
Learner's definition of DAY CARE
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noncount
]
:
a place, program, or organization that takes care of children or sick adults during the day usually while their family members are at work
She left work early to pick up her son from
day care
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often used before another noun
He works for/at a
day care
center.
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