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aftercare

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ).kɛə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
  2. Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
  3. Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc.
  4. (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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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