aftercare

== English == === Etymology === From after- + care. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ).kɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈæf-/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæf.təɹ.kɛɹ/ Rhymes: -ɑːftə(ɹ)kɛ(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ)kɛ(ɹ) Hyphenation: af‧ter‧care === Noun === aftercare (uncountable) (medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization. Coordinate term: forecare Near-synonym: rehab (business, frequently attributive) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased. Childcare services tending to children after the school day. (television) Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful television show. (BDSM) 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. ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English aftercare. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛʁ Hyphenation: af‧ter‧care === Noun === aftercare m (uncountable) (BDSM) aftercare