aftercare
/ˈæf.tə(ɹ).kɛə/ · noun
Meaning
- The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
- 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.
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