Definition of "aftercare" in English

noun

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

   • Near-synonym: rehab

2. (business, frequently attributive) 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. (television) Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful television show.

5. (BDSM) 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.