| supervised daytime care for preschool children, the elderly, or those with chronic disabilities, usually provided at a center outside the home. |
[dey-kair] 
| of, pertaining to, or providing day care: day-care center; day-care program. |
| day·care or day care (dā'kâr') n. Provision of daytime training, supervision, recreation, and often medical services for children of preschool age, for the disabled, or for the elderly. |