aftercare

English

/ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ).kɛə/, /ˈæf.tɚ.kɛɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • (medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
  • (business) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
  • Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc.
  • (BDSM) Tender affection and care given to a partner after a BDSM activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it.

Etymology

Affix from English care (sorrow, worry) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵeh₂r-

Gloss

call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

声

Emoji
☎️ 📞 🤙

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