Home › Words › D › daycaredaycare/ˈdeɪkeə(ɹ)/daycare · noun — daytime supervision, usually of children or pets.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).daycare is pronounced /ˈdeɪkeə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom day + care.nounDaytime supervision, usually of children or pets.A daycare centre.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 67% match — A daycare worker. vs daycare →childcare 64% match — The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children. vs daycare →babycare 60% match — The act of supervising and taking care of babies. vs daycare →infantcare 58% match — The act of supervising and taking care of infants. vs daycare →dogsit 57% match — To babysit for (take care of) a dog in its owner's absence. vs daycare →birdysitting 57% match — The caring of a bird in the owner's absence. vs daycare →childminding 57% match — the act of looking after a child or children vs daycare →petsit 56% match — To babysit for (take care of) a pet. vs daycare →