aftercare en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæf.təɹ.kɛɹ/ (US)
- /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ).kɛə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈæf-/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care English aftercare From after- + care.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
A nurse came in behind him with some aftercare instructions, and the three of us made our way to the car.
2020, Yaa Gyasi, chapter 27, in Transcendent Kingdom, New York: Knopf:Near-synonym: rehab
- (qualifier:frequently attributive, uncountable) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
- (uncountable) Childcare services tending to children after the school day.
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(uncountable) Emotional support offered by creators of a television program 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.
2010, Jeremy Kyle, You Couldn't Make It Up:
- (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.
Coordinates
Translations (11)
gd ath-fhrithealadh (care given to a patient during recovery) · es afección posterótica (affection given to a partner after a BDSM activity) · fi jälkihoito (care given to a patient during recovery) · ja アフターケア (affection given to a partner after a BDSM activity) · ja アフターケア (care given to a patient during recovery) · zh 事後照顧 /事后照顾 (affection given to a partner after a BDSM activity) · nl nazorg (care given to a patient during recovery) · fr suivi (care given to a patient during recovery) · es cariño postsexual (affection given to a partner after a BDSM activity) · pt aftercare (affection given to a partner after a BDSM activity) · fr postcure (care given to a patient during recovery)