playcare

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noun

A daycare for small children structured around play activities; daycare in general as contrasted with typically more structured preschools.

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Meanings

nounplaycare (plural playcares)

plural playcares

  1. A daycare for small children structured around play activities; daycare in general as contrasted with typically more structured preschools.

    I think I'll let Liz go back to playcare tomorrow, Annie. She's better now. Still, I'd hate to let her spread that virus around the day care center!

    1984 June 6, Lynn Johnston, For Better or for Worse (comic)

Origin

Blend of play + daycare.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

raceplay
Cite this entry
APA

playcare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playcare

MLA

“playcare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playcare. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playcare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playcare.

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