aftercare

noun

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.

1. 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. Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
3. Childcare services tending to children after the school day.
4. 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. 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.