aftercare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
  2. Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
  3. Childcare services tending to children after the school day.
  4. Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful television show.
  5. Tender affection and physical care given to a partner after an activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ).kɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf-/ /ˈæf.təɹ.kɛɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aftercare.wav

Word forms

aftercare

Etymology

From after- + care.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 事後照顧 /事后照顾 Japanese: アフターケア Portuguese: aftercare Spanish: cariño postsexual Spanish: afección posterótica
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