Home › Words › C › childcarerchildcarerchildcarer · noun — one who works in childcare.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom child + carer.nounOne who works in childcare.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.daycarer 80% match — A daycare worker. vs childcarer →childrearer 74% match — One who rears (cares for and raises) a child. vs childcarer →careworker 74% match — One who engages in carework. vs childcarer →childcare 72% match — The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children. vs childcarer →childminder 72% match — A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter. vs childcarer →caregiver 68% match — A carer; a person who looks after another person. vs childcarer →childcaring 68% match — Engaged in caring for a child or children, especially one's own. vs childcarer →childraiser 68% match — A childrearer. vs childcarer →