childcare
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
- (countable) A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.
Etymology
Compound from English child + 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
☎️ 📞 🤙
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercare English
- allocare English
- antichild English
- babycare English
- backcare English
- becare English
- belchild English
- birdcare English
- birthchild English
- boychild English
- brainchild English
- care English
- care home English
- carebear English
- carefree English
- careful English
- caregive English
- caregiver English
- caregiving English
- careleaver English
- careless English
- careline English
- caren English
- carer English
- caresome English
- carest English
- caretake English
- caretaker English
- caretaking English
- careth English
- careware English
- carework English
- careworker English
- careworn English
- caring English
- charily English
- chariness English
- chary English
- child English
- child-free English
- child-great English
- child-in-law English
- childbearer English
- childbearing English
- childbed English
- childcarer English
- childcaring English
- childed English
- childfucker English
- childhood English
- childie English
- childing English
- childish English
- childism English
- childkind English
- childless English
- childlike English
- childline English
- childling English
- childlore English
- childly English
- childmind English
- childminder English
- childness English
- childproof English
- childraiser English
- childraising English
- childrearer English
- childrearing English
- children English
- childsafe English
- childship English
- childspeak English
- childtime English
- childwear English
- clothescare English
- daycare English
- deathcare English
- dentalcare English
- dreamchild English
- eldercare English
- eyecare English
- facecare English
- floorcare English
- footcare English
- forecare English
- garrulously English
- garrulousness English
- girlchild English
- grandchild English
- haircare English
- handcare English
- healthcare English
- heartcare English
- heck-care English
- homecare English
- housecare English
- infantcare English
- landcare English
- lawncare English
- lifecare English
- man child English
- manchild English
- merchild English
- miscare English
- moonchild English
- mouthcare English
- nailcare English
- nonchild English
- overcare English
- patientcare English
- petcare English
- postcare English
- precare English
- saleschild English
- schoolchild English
- semichild English
- shoecare English
- skincare English
- stepchild English
- suncare English
- superchild English
- telecare English
- throughcare English
- toothcare English
- twichild English
- uncare English
- uncharily English
- unchary English
- unchild English
- womanchild English
- womb-child English
- wombchild English
- wonderchild English
- woodcare English
- woundcare English
- garrio Latin
- garrulus Latin
- *ǵeh₂r- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵh₂r̥-smn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *karō Proto-Germanic
- gorma Swedish
- carful Old English
- carfullīċe Old English
- carfulnes Old English
- carlēas Old English
- bicaren Middle English
- care Middle English
- child Middle English
- aisghairm Irish
- cúirtghairm Irish
- fógrán Irish
- gairmeach Irish
- gairmiúil Irish
- gairmscoil Irish
- gairmuimhir Irish
- gairmí Irish
- adgair Old Irish
- ad·gair Old Irish
- congair Old Irish
- doairngir Old Irish
- dogair Old Irish
- do·airngir Old Irish
- fogur Old Irish
- frecairt Old Irish
- frisgair Old Irish
- gáirid Old Irish
- ·frecair Old Irish
- *karēn gmw-pro
- *garyeti Proto-Celtic
- *garyom Proto-Celtic
- *gāris Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo- Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo-gar-os Proto-Celtic
- care
- chary
- caren
- child
- carer
- carest
- uncare
- careth
- becare
- caring
- suncare
- childed
- precare
- charily
- petcare
- miscare
- daycare
- unchild
- childly
- unchary
- eyecare
- childie
- careful
- forecare
- facecare
- boychild
- birdcare
- handcare
- careware
- landcare
- skincare
- caresome
- carebear
- backcare
- careless
- allocare
- caretake
- careline
- homecare
- caregive
- overcare
- woodcare
- merchild
- footcare
- childish
- childing
- nonchild
- telecare
- babycare
- lawncare
- shoecare
- lifecare
- childbed
- twichild
- carefree
- childism
- belchild
- children
- postcare
- careworn
- nailcare
- haircare
- manchild
- carework
- care home
- uncharily
- heartcare
- childsafe
- moonchild
- man child
- toothcare
- girlchild
- stepchild
- childlore
- caretaker
- childtime
- childhood
- eldercare
- childlike
- childship
- heck-care
- childwear
- antichild
- childkind
- childmind
- housecare
- mouthcare
- woundcare
- childline
- semichild
- deathcare
- floorcare
- aftercare
- chariness
- caregiver
- wombchild
- childling
- childness
- childless
- brainchild
- womb-child
- womanchild
- childproof
- superchild
- dentalcare
- dreamchild
- caretaking
- childspeak
- child-free
- grandchild
- caregiving
- childcarer
- infantcare
- healthcare
- saleschild
- careworker
- careleaver
- birthchild
- childrearer
- childraiser
- throughcare
- childfucker
- patientcare
- child-great
- wonderchild
- childminder
- garrulously
- clothescare
- childcaring
- childbearer
- schoolchild
- childrearing
- child-in-law
- childraising
- childbearing
- garrulousness