AFTERCARE

aftercare

(noun) care and treatment of a convalescent patient

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aftercare (uncountable)

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

(business) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.

Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc.

(BDSM) Tender affection and care given to a partner after a BDSM activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

20 April 2025

SALAD

(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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