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daycare

daycare

2 1.4
A daytime service that cares for older people or people with disabilities and offers meals and activities
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪˌkɛr/
  • US
translation icon : centro de día
  • In our community, there are several daycare centers designed to support adults with disabilities.
  • adult daycare
  • daycare centers
  • daycare programs

Examples

  • In most cases, there is some awkwardness regarding the participation of Elders at the daycare.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The adult daycare offers various social activities and healthcare support for older adults.

  • Operate an adult daycare or adult day health center.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In addition, newer policies are more likely to include coverage of adult daycare centers and to provide inflation protection.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Schools, residences, community centers, elder care facilities, and daycare facilities would all be vulnerable sites.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Activities at this level include working with senior citizens or in daycare centers, tutoring, and picking up litter on highways.

    Academic text (2008)

  • After six months in rehabilitation, she had returned to Shorehaven for times-a-week therapy and a volunteer job at a daycare center.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The nursing facility must be able to explain the clinical and social purpose of adult daycare to providers, show its cost-effectiveness, and help market the program to families.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Nursing facilities that have space are often able to offer adult daycare programs as transitions to inpatient care and as complements to existing staff and programs.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Many families rely on a nearby daycare to help care for their elderly relatives during the day.

Synonyms

eldercare
vsdaycare
2 3.6

Help older people with daily life and health needs

offers daytime supervision and social activities for adults needing care

Antonyms

independence
608 3.0

Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves

self-sufficiency
14 5.6

Being able to meet your own needs without help from others

How Supervised

daycare
  • US
2 1.4
dayroom
3 2.7
community center
  • US
64 1.8
social club
15 3.1

Surface Forms

daycare singular
daycares plural

Morphology

daycare = day + care (transparent) = day + care

Same compounding logic applies: care provided during daytime (here applied to adults), which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Daycare comes from the parts day and care, with day meaning 'the hours when it is light' and care meaning 'help or supervision'. So, daycare can also mean a daytime service where older people or people with disabilities are looked after, take part in activities, and get basic help.