child care

noun [U] (also child-care) /ˈtʃɑɪld ˌkeər/

Definition

› the job of taking care of children while their parents are at work or are absent for another reason: The child-care providers are closely supervised.

(Definition of child care noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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