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This word may also be spelled “day care” or "day-care."
daycare(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (facility)
a. la guardería (F) (for children)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Stephanie takes her daughter to daycare before going to work.Stephanie lleva a su hija a la guardería antes de ir a trabajar.
b. el centro de atención diurna (M) (for adults)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm going to drop Grandpa off at daycare on my way to work.Voy a dejar el abuelo en el centro de atención diurna camino al trabajo.
2. (service)
a. el servicio de guardería infantil (M) (for children)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My work provides on-site daycare.Mi trabajo ofrece un servicio de guardería infantil.
b. la atención diurna (F) (for adults)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Budgets for daycare for the disabled have been significantly cut by the present administration.Los presupuestos para la atención diurna a los minusválidos han sufrido cortes importantes en este gobierno.
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