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The professional art of keeping small humans alive while their makers earn rent.
means The work of supervising, feeding, and nurturing children, whether by parents, relatives, or paid caregivers.
from A plain English compound of child and care, surfacing in the early 1900s as industrial work pulled mothers from the home and someone had to mind the kids.
Costs moreOften pricier than college tuition in US cities.
Old jobWet nurses were paid caregivers in ancient Rome.
Mostly unpaidFamily caregiving rarely counts in economic statistics.