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day care center

day care center [or] daycare center

 
pronunciation:
deI ker sen tr
part of speech: noun
definition: A day care center is a place where babies and very young children are taken care of during the day when their parents are working.
The little girl's mother brought her to the day care center in the morning, and her father picked her up after work.