childcare
/ˈtʃaɪldkeə(r)/noun
उच्चारण चाइल्ड्केअर
बाल-देखभाल, बच्चों की देखरेख
Core word
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the care of children, especially while their parents are at work
बाल-देखभाल, बच्चों की देखरेख
- Many working mothers struggle to find affordable childcare.
- The company offers free childcare facilities to its staff.
- childcare centres
+ 3 more examples
- Her mother helps with childcare so she can go to work.
- The cost of childcare has risen sharply in big cities.
- Fathers should share the childcare equally.
Synonyms daycare nursery care
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
childcare (uncountable noun)
Childcare is uncountable. It means looking after children, usually while their parents are at work, and it takes a singular verb.
'Childcare' अगणनीय है। इसका अर्थ बच्चों की देखभाल है, प्रायः तब जब माता-पिता काम पर हों, और इसके साथ singular verb आती है।
- Childcare is expensive in big cities.
- Many companies provide childcare for their staff.
childcare + noun
Childcare is often used before another noun to name services or costs.
Childcare प्रायः दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले आकर सेवाओं या ख़र्च के नाम बताता है।
- Radhika works in a childcare centre.
- Childcare costs have gone up this year.
arrange / provide / pay for childcare
These are the verbs most often used with childcare.
Childcare के साथ ये क्रियाएँ सबसे अधिक प्रयुक्त होती हैं।
- Working parents must arrange childcare for the holidays.
childcare vs. child care
Childcare as one word is common as a noun and a modifier; child care as two words also appears but means the general care of a child.
एक शब्द में 'childcare' संज्ञा और modifier दोनों रूपों में आम है; दो शब्दों में 'child care' भी मिलता है, पर यह बच्चे की सामान्य देखभाल बताता है।
- The mother took leave for child care when the baby was ill.
+Collocations 4
verb + childcare
providearrangeaffordneedoffer
- Not every family can afford full-time childcare.
childcare + noun
centreworkercostsfacilitiesserviceleave
- The office has childcare facilities on the ground floor.
adjective + childcare
affordablefreefull-timereliablequality
- Affordable childcare helps mothers to continue working.
childcare + preposition
forduringafter schoolat home
- Her mother looks after the childcare during the day.
“More examples 5
- Many women leave their jobs because they find no reliable childcare.
कई महिलाएँ भरोसेमंद बाल-देखभाल न मिलने के कारण नौकरी छोड़ देती हैं।
- The anganwadi centre offers free childcare to village families.
आँगनवाड़ी केंद्र गाँव के परिवारों को निःशुल्क बाल-देखभाल प्रदान करता है।
- He shares the childcare equally with his wife.
वह बच्चों की देखभाल अपनी पत्नी के साथ बराबर बाँटता है।
- The company introduced childcare leave for fathers as well.
कंपनी ने पिताओं के लिए भी बाल-देखभाल की छुट्टी शुरू की।
- Radhika is studying for a diploma in childcare and early education.
राधिका बाल-देखभाल और प्रारंभिक शिक्षा में डिप्लोमा की पढ़ाई कर रही है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Childcares are costly these days.
✓ Childcare is costly these days.
Childcare is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb.
'Childcare' अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता और singular verb आती है।
✗ She is looking for a childcare for her son.
✓ She is looking for childcare for her son.
Do not use a with an uncountable noun.
अगणनीय संज्ञा के साथ 'a' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words concern looking after children, but they differ in who does it and where.
ये शब्द बच्चों की देखभाल से जुड़े हैं, पर इनमें अंतर है कि यह कौन करता है और कहाँ।
The general service or activity of looking after children.
बच्चों की देखभाल की सामान्य सेवा या गतिविधि।
- Childcare is a major concern for working parents.
A person who looks after other people's children at their own home.
वह व्यक्ति जो दूसरों के बच्चों की देखभाल अपने घर पर करता है।
- A childminder looks after two babies.
A place where very young children are looked after and taught.
ऐसा स्थान जहाँ बहुत छोटे बच्चों की देखभाल और शिक्षा होती है।
- He goes to a nursery in the morning.