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Daycare
/ˈdeɪ.keər/
Definition
1
A facility or service providing supervised care, education, and play for infants and young children during the daytime hours when parents are working or otherwise occupied.
2
Informally, the system or practice of entrusting children to such care, often evoking images of organized chaos and sticky-fingered adventures.
Examples
After daycare drop-off, she tackled her to-do list with the focus of a caffeinated squirrel.
Daycare taught my toddler negotiation skills sharper than any boardroom shark.
The daycare van pulled up like a clown car, unloading a horde of glitter-covered gremlins.
Daycare naps are mythical; parents dream of them more than the kids do.