noun
(medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
(business, frequently attributive) Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
Childcare services tending to children after the school day.
(television) Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful television show.
(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.