aftercare

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ).kɛə(ɹ)/ (UK)
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/ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ).kɛə(ɹ)/ (UK) · /ˈæf-/ (UK) · /ˈæf.təɹ.kɛɹ/ (US)

Definition of aftercare

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
    “Near-synonym: rehab”
    “A nurse came in behind him with some aftercare instructions, and the three of us made our way to the car.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
    “Near-synonym: rehab”
    “A nurse came in behind him with some aftercare instructions, and the three of us made our way to the car.”
  2. (uncountable)Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
  3. (uncountable)Childcare services tending to children after the school day.
  4. (uncountable)Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful television show.
    “[…] bring the aftercare we do in the UK to the US and see if our approach can get the same great results on both sides of the Atlantic.”
  5. (uncountable)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.

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Etymology

From after- + care.

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