What does "aftercare" mean?

The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.

How do you pronounce "aftercare"?

Pronounced //ˈæf.təɹ.kɛɹ//.

Common synonyms include: continuing care, follow-up, follow-up care, postcoital care, postdischarge, postoperative care.

/ˈæf.təɹ.kɛɹ/ noun

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Noun

1
The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization. uncountable
"Near-synonym: rehab"
2
care and treatment of a convalescent patient wordnet
3
Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased. uncountable
4
Childcare services tending to children after the school day. uncountable
5
Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful television show. uncountable
"[…] 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."

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6
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. uncountable

"Aftercare is about reconnection and ensuring we both feel nurtured."

From after- + care.