Meanings
noundaycare (countable and uncountable, plural daycares)
plural daycares · alternative day care
- countableuncountableDaytime supervision, usually of children or pets.
- countableuncountableA daycare centre.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic رِعَايَة نَهَارِيَّة
- رِعَايَة نَهَارِيَّةdaytime supervision
Chinese Mandarin 日托, 半托
- 日托 (rìtuō)daytime supervision
- 半托 (bàntuō)daytime supervision
Danish dagpleje
- dagplejedaytime supervision
Esperanto bebovartejo
- bebovartejodaytime supervision
Finnish päivähoito
- päivähoitodaytime supervision
French garderie
- garderiedaytime supervision
German Tagespflege
- Tagespflegedaytime supervision
Hungarian napközi otthonos óvoda, bölcsőde
- napközi otthonos óvodadaytime supervision
- bölcsődedaytime supervision
Icelandic daggæsla
- daggæsladaytime supervision
Persian مهد کودک
- مهد کودک (mahd-e kudak)daytime supervision
Polish żłobek
- żłobekdaytime supervision
Russian я́сли
- я́сли (jásli)daytime supervision
Spanish guardería (infantil), wawawasi
- guardería (infantil) (servicio de)daytime supervision
- wawawasidaytime supervision
- nidodaytime supervision
Turkish kreş
- kreşdaytime supervision
Urdu نگہداشت اطفال
- نگہداشت اطفال (nigahdāśt-e-atfāl)daytime supervision
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Cite this entry
APA
daycare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daycare
MLA
“daycare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daycare. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daycare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daycare.
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